Dubai Metro Blue Line construction has reached 12 per cent completion, with more than 3,000 workers deployed across multiple sites as Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority advances one of its most strategic transport projects.
The line is scheduled to open in line with the approved programme on September 9, 2029.
Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), chaired the Dubai Metro Blue Line Forum meeting at the Precast Concrete Production and Storage Factory in International City, attended by the heads of the Dubai Metro Blue Line Project Consortium.
The meeting brought together the chairmen of the boards of MAPA, Limak and CRRC Hong Kong, along with the heads of the consultancy and contracting companies delivering the project and several RTA chief executive officers.
The Forum convenes regularly as part of RTA’s strategy to monitor progress and take necessary decisions to ensure compliance with the approved project schedule.
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During the meeting, the Forum reviewed project updates and progress. More than 3,000 workers, supervised by 500 engineers and specialists, are currently engaged on the project across 12 locations.
The consortium has completed more than 4.6m working hours across construction sites, while overall project completion has reached 12 per cent.
Progress is expected to rise to 30 per cent by the end of 2026, with the project set to open in September 2029 as planned.
Al Tayer and Forum members inspected the ready-mix concrete casting plant, which forms part of a first-of-its-kind approach for an RTA rail project.
The Dubai Metro Blue Line is the first rail project implemented by RTA to include two ready-mix concrete batching plants and two precast concrete storage facilities located in Al Ruwayyah 3 and International City.
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Forum members were briefed on the production capacity of the facilities. The ready-mix concrete batching plant in Al Ruwayyah 3 produces 200 cubic metres of ready-mix concrete, while the viaduct precast production yard delivers between 10 and 12 viaduct segments per day.
In International City, the ready-mix concrete batching plant produces 120 cubic metres of ready-mix concrete, and the precast tunnel rings factory produces 12 rings per day.
Transport development
The Dubai Metro Blue Line spans 30 km and includes 14 stations, making it one of RTA’s key strategic projects. The line links the Red and Green Lines of the Dubai Metro and serves areas with an estimated population of around one million by 2040.
The Blue Line will provide direct journeys to Dubai International Airport in 20 minutes and supports the objectives of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan by connecting the fifth urban area to the metro network.
It also supports the 20-minute city concept by enabling access to more than 80 per cent of services within 20 minutes of travel.
In addition, the project supports Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), advances the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33), increases land and property values around stations by up to 25 per cent, and reduces traffic congestion by 20 per cent along the corridors served by the Blue Line.
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