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Earlier in January, Japan's Nikkei business daily said a consortium of one Turkish and four Japanese companies will suspend construction of Dubai's Metro due to a delay in payment from the Dubai government. A spokesman for general contractor Obayashi Corp (1802.T) said the construction slowdown was due to cost increases linked to design changes.

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority, has launched the new portal of Dubai Metro (www.rta.ae/dubai_metro) along with the voice browser service of RTA website for the use visually-impaired surfers, in order to enable them benefit from the services offered by the RTA.

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority, has launched the new portal of Dubai Metro along with the voice browser service of RTA website for the use visually-impaired surfers, in order to enable them benefit from the services offered by the RTA.

Contracts for the GCC rail project are expected to be awarded in December this year while the $15.5 billion (Dh56.93bn) project is set to be fully operational by as early as 2016, a senior official said.

The Dubai Metro has carried 7,592,066 since it’s launch in September according to the latest statistics released by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

A statistic compiled by Rail Agency of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) indicated that Dubai Metro had lifted 7,592,066 passengers from the date it was launched on 9 September 2009 to January 2010 through 11 stations on the Red Line.

Within the UAE, Etisalat’s achievements have mirrored the success of so many other organisations across the nation. Its work has complimented major developments such as the construction of the Burj Khalifa, and the launch of Dubai Metro, the world's longest, driverless metro system.

Video of trip on Dubai metro. 16. Jan 2010, Dubai.

Driving on the 6 lane Sheikh Zayed Road. The newly built Dubai Metro is in sight too. Video.

Dubai metro video, 15. Jan 2010