投资5.44亿美元的迪拜运河工程在Safa公园附近正式开挖。

该运河长3公里，完工后将横跨Sheikh Zayed路,Safa公园,Al Wasl路以及朱美拉沙滩路，连通Business Bay和朱美拉沙滩。

迪拜道路交通管理局将运河的建设交由土耳其建筑巨头Mapa和Gunal集团负责，另外，聘请Halcrow和Parsons集团作为咨询顾问。

运河的工程分三个项目招标。其中一个为Sheikh Zayed路上一座拥有16车道的大桥。另一个招标项目为分别在Al Wasl路和朱美拉沙滩路上建设一座6车道的大桥。第三个招标则是运河的建设。

Safa公园将建有一座5万平米的购物中心，并拥有6公里的海滩和8万平米的娱乐区及蜿蜒的滨江大道。此外，工程还将建有提供慢跑和骑行的小道，以及儿童游乐设施。

工程将在三年后完工，预计该项目将为迪拜旅游业带来2200百万游客的增长。

原文：

Work starts on $544m Dubai Canal project

Work on the AED2bn ($544m) Dubai Canal project has begun with digging near Safa Park.

The 3km long project will connect the already extended creek from the Business Bay area all the way to Jumeirah beach, cutting through Sheikh Zayed Road, Safa Park, Al Wasl Road and Jumeirah Beach Road.

Turkish construction giants Mapa and Gunal Constructions have been awarded the contract to carry out the project, while Halcrow and Parsons have been appointed as consultants by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Work on the canal is being undertaken through three separate tenders, one of which is for a 16-lane bridge on Sheikh Zayed Road. Another tender will be issued for the two six-lane bridges over Al Wasl Road and Jumeirah Beach Road, and the third tender will be to develop the canal.

Safa Park, which serves as the epicentre of the project, will house a 50,000m2 shopping mall, six kilometres of beaches and a sprawling 80,000m2 waterfront walkway and leisure area.

The project will also have separate tracks for jogging and cycling and recreational facilities for children.

With a completion date of three years, the development is expected to further boost tourism in Dubai with an estimated footfall of 22m visitors.

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