Red Line extension
• The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has laid down a master plan regarding transportation of passengers till the year 2020.
• The RTA plans to stretch the Red Line of the Dubai Metro by making a connection from Jebel Ali to the Expo land in the same area through Al Khail Road.
• The expansion takes account of the forecast population growth that is expected over the coming years, and fulfills the requirements Dubai must meet to host the Expo 2020.
• It is also expected that the population of the emirate will have hit 3.1 million by 2020.
• Furthermore, the length of the total networks of train projects scheduled to be carried out until 2020 is nearly 24.1km, with as many as 12 metro stations to come up.
• This includes the major expansion of the Green Line from Al Jadaf area to Dubai Academic City, with 11 stations at a length of 20.6km.