Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, said today, Sunday, in a post on his official account on the “X” platform that the road development plan implemented by the Roads and Transport Authority in… Dubai It includes the implementation of 22 projects, in addition to the initiatives it is implementing in the field of mass and shared transportation, which aim to enhance levels of efficiency and quality of services for more than 2.2 million passengers daily.
He added, “In conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the Dubai Tram, we directed the Authority to study the implementation of the (Tram Without Tracks) project in 8 locations in the emirate, which is a self-driving and environmentally friendly system that runs on electrical energy.”
In recent years, Dubai has witnessed a significant increase in the number of expatriates seeking to benefit from job opportunities, high salaries, low taxes, safety, and proximity to major markets. About 400,000 people have arrived in the emirate since 2020, so the city currently contains about 3.8 million people, and the number is expected to rise. To 5.8 million by 2040, according to a report recently published by Bloomberg.