Red Metro line extension and upgrade project, UAE
Name of the Project
Red Metro line extension and upgrade project.
Location
Dubai, UAE.
Client
Roads & Transport Authority (RTA).
Project Description
The Red Metro line extension project involves the construction of a 15-km-long line, with seven stations, including an interchange at Nakheel harbour and an iconic metro station at the World Expo site.
The highly-complex project will include a 3.2 km tunnel perforated by a tunnel boring machine, 1.2 km of opencut route and 11.8 km of elevated viaduct metro line.
Jobs to be Created
Not stated.
Value
The project is valued at €2.6 billion.
Duration
The extended line, which will connect the city to the Expo 2020 site, is expected to start commercial service in 2020 for the World Expo.
Latest Developments
Expolink, a consortium that is led by Alstom and includes ACCIONA and Gulermak, has signed a contract with the RTA to design and build the extension of Dubai’s Red metro line and upgrade the existing line.
Alstom will provide and integrate the whole metro system, including 50 Metropolis trainsets, power supply, communication, automatic fare control, track works, platform screen doors and a three-year warranty on the whole system.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Expolink (design and construction contract).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Alstom Middle East, Tarek Solimane, tel + 971 56 4162 566 or email tarek.solimane@alstom.com.
Gulermak press contact, Berna Zoral, tel + 90 530 282 76 55 or email bzoral@gulermak.com.
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