The Dh18 billion ($4.9 billion) Blue Line project will include 14 new stations and add 30km to the Dubai Metro network

Dubai’s total length of roads has crossed 18,000 lane-kilometres, with 119 pedestrian bridges, and 425km of cycling tracks

The world’s fastest built turnkey metro project. The Route 2020 project shows Dubai’s commitment to offer its residents and visitors a state-of-the-art rail network system.

First-half figure shows a steady growth compared with the ridership reported during the same period last year amounting to 275.2 million riders.

Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that mass transit means in Dubai comprising the Metro, Tram, Buses, marine transport (Abra, Ferry, Water Taxi & Water Bus), and taxis (Dubai Taxi & franchise companies) had lifted 551.7 million riders in 2017 according to RTA’s Statistics Section. It reflects an increase in the corresponding number recorded in 2016, which amounted to 543.6m riders in total. The daily ridership of public transport means in Dubai last year clocked 1.511m riders.