Dubai – Mubasher: The emirate of Dubai is implementing road and infrastructure projects worth AED 15 billion ($4 billion) in preparations for the Expo 2020, the director-general and chairman of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said.
The six-month Expo 2020 Dubai will be held on 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021 and is expected to welcome more than 25 million visitors.
Around $172 million were allocated for upgrading a series of flyovers, ramps and widened roads aimed at smoothing access to the event, Mattar Al Tayer said.
The upgrade will also facilitate future project development in the Jebel Ali area, Al Tayer added on the sideline of the fifth Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF).
Moreover, Dubai's road and transport utility is developing a $3 billion 15-kilometre metro line running from Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station to the Expo 2020 site.
Dubai government allocated around $1.4 billion from its budget to support Expo 2020 projects.
