Dubai roads project 'on track to be completed for World Cup'

Date: 1/2/2010

The construction of a major new network of roads in Dubai is on track to be completed before the end of March, government officials have stated.

According to a new report from Gulf News, the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is confident that the ambitious project will be completed in time for the annual horse racing World Cup at the end of next month.

As well as improving access to the Meydan racecourse, where the world-famous event is to take place, the initiative will also see the construction of a number of new road crossings over a planned four-kilometre-long canal close to the Al Meydan Road.

In addition, a number of existing roads leading to and surrounding the racecourse will also be landscaped so as to enhance the experience of the tens of thousands of visitors set to head to the Dubai World Cup.

Speaking to the publication, an RTA official state: "We have completed more than 80 per cent of the Al Meydan roads development project and are working at full throttle to finish the first phase of the project well before the Dubai World Cup race on March 27."

The Dubai Racing Club recently confirmed that nearly 2,000 horses have already been entered into the World Cup, a record number.