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Days as a Dubai Mall rat are numbered
Dubai Mall is far too big already. There are 1,200 stores and 160 food and beverage outlets, for goodness’ sake.
Metro upgrades on the right track
After two-and-a-half years of operation, Metro officials are looking at ways to improve the Dh28 billion system. Transport chiefs are considering opening both the Green and Red lines earlier on Fridays next year and setting up an out-of-hours shuttle to the airport, said Ahmad Al Hammadi, the chief executive of the Roads and Transport Authority’s rail agency.
Dubai Marina residents told roadworks to end next year
Motorists in the Marina development will have to wait until the second half of next year for an end to the roadworks. The road and tram line between Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) and the Marina has been under construction for three years, forcing residents to drive on a temporary road outside the 40-storey-plus towers.
Penguins at the mall?
A colony of snow penguins from Sea World in San Antonio will move into Ski Dubai in Mall of Emirates starting in February 2012.
Suppliers turn screws on prices
Supermarkets are facing growing pressure from suppliers to increase their prices, despite several warnings from the Ministry of Economy.
Road closures for Dubai Marathon
Roads will be closed around Downtown Dubai and Al Satwa tomorrow morning for the Dubai Marathon. The 42-kilometre race starts at 7am on Emaar Boulevard, which will be closed to traffic and is scheduled to reopen at 2pm, according to the race programme. The 10km race starts at 7.15am and the 3km fun-run starts at 10.30am.
Traffic projects get the green light
Funding has been approved for four Department of Transport (DoT) projects by the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. They are the Mafraq-Ghweifat motorway to the Saudi border, the Dubai-Abu Dhabi motorway, a metro and light-rail transit system and the alleviation of Abu Dhabi’s traffic congestion.
Public transit to take cue from Formula One technology
“But it isn’t just race cars that benefit from this technology,” continued MacLennan. “It could conceivably be used in hybrid buses and light railway systems, for instance, and a larger unit has been designed to help power trams, larger trains and transportation systems like the Metro in Dubai.
