The second phase of the Dubai Metro project, known as the Gree Line, is making substantial progress with 11 per cent of the work completed.

The line has six stations underground and 12 elevated stations and is designed to pass through the central business districts of Dubai which has resulted in road diversions.

The northern and southern section of the line is progressing as planned with the piling works in progress at Al Qusais 2 station and commencement of Diaphragm walls in Salahuddin and Palm Deira.

'At Gubaiba underground station, post the completion of the construction of the diaphragm wall, two of the five roof slabs have been completed and works in progress for the remaining panels that is scheduled  to be completed by mid-November,” said director of Rail Construction Department, Rail Agency, Adnan Al Hammadi.

“Al Ras Station diaphragm wall construction is also completed and the last phase of the second stage for traffic diversions at Sayeediya is completed,' he added.

The diaphragm wall for the cut and cover section from Burjuman to Oud Metha is completed and work is soon to commence on excavation and strutting to facilitate the construction of roof slabs. Road diversions works will be completed shortly around Al Seef and Tariq Bin Zayed Road.

Traffic diversions are scheduled to commence next month in Oud Metha while in Al Jadaff 2 Station piling works has already started and progressing well as scheduled.

The Green Line will run from Al Ittihad Square through Deira and Bur Dubai to Burjuman, through Health Care City to Jadaff in the South, and from Al Ittihad Square through the intersection of Al Nahda and Damascus Road to Al Qiyadah intersection toward Al-Qusais Area. – TradeArabia News Service