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Dubai Mall-Metro link to open by 2013
By Staff Report DUBAI - A project has been launched to build a 820-metre-long link that directly connects Burj Khalifa/ The Dubai Mall with the nearby metro station by travelators.Scheduled to be operational in 2013, ' The Dubai Mall Metro Link' is one of the longest pedestrian walkway that links the Dubai Metro with any retail development, and is expected to significantly enhance the convenience of visitors to the mall and the Burj Khalifa . It is also billed to reduce vehicular traffic within the immediate vicinity of the mall, located in the heart of Downtown Dubai, the flagship mega development by Emaar Properties , described as 'The Centre of Now'.
The Dubai Mall Metro Link, to be constructed by Dutco, will essentially have five travelators in each direction -- 10 in all -- each 70X120-metre-long and 1.4-metre-wide. There will be a central walkway that will give additional space for pedestrian use.
The travelators will move at an average speed of 0.5 metres/second, starting at the Burj Khalifa/ The Dubai Mall Metro Station entrance pod and travelling through the Downtown Dubai development before connecting directly with The Dubai Mall .
Pedestrians also have the option of using The Dubai Mall Metro Link even if they are not Metro passengers. The link is elegantly designed in glass with views of the Downtown Dubai development including the Burj Khalifa . It will also open a new marketing avenue for multimedia advertising displays along the walls of the pedestrian link. Being designed with the highest safety features, The Dubai Mall Metro Link will incorporate add-on features such as exit routes along its length and access stairs.
He added: " The Dubai Mall Metro Link will contribute to the sustainable transport initiatives developed by the Dubai Government. At its peak capacity, the travelators can carry over 13,500 people per hour, and is being developed to the highest international standards. It has been designed to accommodate maximum visitor traffic, both to The Dubai Mall/ Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai, especially during the festive season."
© Khaleej Times 2012
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