Construction work on the Bluewaters Island access bridges has reached 85 percent and will be completed by the end of the year, Dubais Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced.
The project, which is being undertaken by the RTA in conjunction with Meraas Holding Group at a cost of AED 475mn ($130mn), consists of a main bridge of two lanes in each direction stretching 1,400 meters in length and 25 meters in width.
A further two lanes are designated for the planned Automated Personal Rapid Transit System to ease the mobility of visitors to and from Nakheel Harbour & Tower metro station on Sheikh Zayed Road, said Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA.
Construction work also includes road connections, lighting, bridges and other infrastructure works such as the shifting of impacted utility lines, as well as the construction of new ones for power, water, irrigation, sewage, and telecommunications among others, added Al Tayer.
The island set to become home to the worlds largest Ferris wheel (Dubai Eye) will host retail, residential, hospitality and entertainment zones and is anticipated to attract more than three million visitors per year. A footbridge and cable car will link the island with the waterfront of JBR.