Partial shutdown of metro line until 2019
- Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the closure of Metro Red Line between Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) and Ibn Battuta Stations
- The procedure requires full closure of Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station, and the attached multi-level Park-N-Ride Terminal
- Alternative arrangement is made to give way for construction works of Route 2020, which requires construction of new station and linking it with the existing one
- Mohammad Abu Baker Al Hashmi said, RTA will provide free alternative bus service between Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Ibn battuta metro stations starting next Friday, January 5
- The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is the regulatory authority for all matters regarding transport and road safety in the emirate of Dubai
- The Dubai Metro is a rapid transit rail network in Dubai, with two functional lines – Red Line and Green Line – and four proposed lines
- Work on the 15km long Route 2020, which is an extension of the Red Line, began in late 2016, connecting the Nakheel Harbour and Tower station with the Expo 2020 site
- The AED 10.6 billion Route 2020 is expected to be ready by the end of 2019 and will be scheduled to open for public from 20th May, 2020, five months before the start of Expo 2020
- Dubai metro will be getting 50 new trains from French company ALSTOM as part of Route 2020 Project
