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Construction began in January 2016 and was completed in December 2023. [12] The Link was built in two phases over a total of 16 days without disruption to the four lanes of live traffic below. [ 13 ] Phase one involved the placement of a steel structure weighing over 8,500 tonnes, which was lifted into position over 12 days using specialized ...
Construction on a large scale is a part of Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 [2] unveiled by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, to maintain economic growth and to put Dubai on the map of the world, and a tourist destination of the world. [3] Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
The construction contract was awarded to CSHK and the total cost of the project estimated to be over AED 1 Billion (US$300 Million). [4] [5] The construction began in early 2005 and was completed in 2009. The Towers was designed by Adnan Saffarini. [6] [better source needed]
Tourism is a major economic source of income in Dubai and part of the Dubai government's strategy to maintain the flow of foreign cash into the emirates. [19] The tourism sector contributed in 2017 about $41 billion to the GDP, making up 4.6% of the GDP, and provided some 570,000 jobs, accounting for 4.8% of total employment. [20]
Dubai South (formerly known as Dubai World Central [27]) is a city that was under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2006, planned to be an economic zone to support a number of activities including logistics, aviation, commercial, exhibition, humanitarian, residential and other related businesses around Al Maktoum International ...
Dubai Creek Tower (Arabic: برج خور دبي) is a proposed supported observation tower [4] to be built in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The preliminary cost of the tower was estimated at AED 3.67 billion. [2] It was expected to be completed in 2021 at the earliest, but tower construction was put on hold at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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The emergence of Dubai's lively real estate market was briefly checked by the global financial crisis of 2007–8, when Dubai was bailed out by Abu Dhabi. [31] The recovery from the overheated market led to tighter regulation and oversight and a more realistic market for real estate throughout the UAE with many 'on hold' projects restarting.