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Dubai Metro Blue Line Hits 12% Completion, Stays on Track for Sept. 9, 2029 Opening

RTA says a dedicated oversight forum is keeping the project on schedule.

Overview

  • Overall completion has reached 12% after more than 4.6 million working hours, according to an RTA progress review.
  • More than 3,000 workers, supervised by 500 engineers and specialists, are active across 12 sites under a consortium led by MAPA, Limak and CRRC Hong Kong.
  • RTA reaffirmed the Sept. 9, 2029 launch date during the regularly convened Blue Line Forum chaired by Mattar Al Tayer.
  • The 30 km corridor with 14 stations will link the Red and Green Lines, serve areas projected to host around one million people by 2040 and offer 20-minute trips to Dubai International Airport.
  • A first-of-its-kind setup for an RTA rail project includes two on-site ready-mix batching plants and precast facilities in Al Ruwayyah 3 and International City, with daily output of viaduct segments and tunnel rings to speed construction.