Visits the construction site of concrete columns in Jebel Ali
Dubai. United Arab Emirates: HE Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), conducted a field tour to a number of work sites in Dubai Metro project, which included a visit to the site of a concrete pillar in Jebel Ali and Metro stations in the Emirates Mall, Burj Al-Arab and Burj Dubai.
Al Tayer been accompanied during this visit, which lasted nearly five hours, by Abdul Majid Al Khaja, CEO of the Rail Agency, Engineer Adnan Al-Hamadi, Director of Rail Construction Department, Engineer Abdul Redha Abulhasan, Director of Rail Planning and Design Department, Engineer Ali Abdul Qader, Director of the Maintenance Department, as well as number of officials from the Executive Consultant Office supervising the project.
Al Tayer started his tour with a visit to the construction of the pillars of concrete on the 6th and 7th intersections on Sheikh Zayed road, which is located on an area of more than 539,000 square meters and the site have been equipped and the main equipments been installed in ten months, which included two workshops for the production of upper bridges to the Metro and upper columns and stereotypes. He listened also to the work being done at the site includes the establishment of below beams (pillars) with a diameter of 2,2 meters and a depth ranging from 25 to 30 meters.
The total number of pillars and columns on the Red line 1225 pillar and piers and is expected to be completed all the work of below pillars captioning in the second quarter of 2007, are also underway at the site the construction of concrete stereotypes that fixed top of the piers, which passes inception three phases, take place in the first the construction of the mold which weight if devoid 42 tons, and in the second stage, the installation of the steel pieces, after which they will put the mold top of the piers and stabilized by cement.
They also conducted at the site, the construction work of the manufacture of concrete-preconditions casting parts that will create the upper part of the bridge which the Metro will pass on it. The length of one piece is 36 meters and 10 meters in width, while the weight is 45 tons, and the site makes 40 units daily, while was expected to reach the total number of manufactured bridges to 11,000 units.
Then, Al Tayer visit the construction work of "Jumairah Islands launching Girder" which is a huge equipment to lift and collect and put all upper pieces (Bridges) for the Metro and installed over the columns prepared in advance. The length of the equipment is 109 meters long and 13 meters in width, and 15 meters height and was tested and examinated of the safety and quality by an independent specialized company, including maximum loading tests and tests manufacture of the basic elements.
He listened also to Engineer Abdul Majid Al Khaja who explained about the mechanism of this equipment, which is one of the best systems in the construction of the upper tracks of the rail, and its speed in the clearance of the bridge construction period for long distances and the daily installation average of bridges by this organ from 18 to 25 meters, "its characterized by its flexibility and ability to act quickly and the lowest level of disturbance to the areas affected by construction work.
H.E Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of RTA completed his tour with a visit to the construction sites of Emirates Mall station which are considered the latest addition of the Red Line, and will be the upper station lifted from Earth and on the grade level of the bridge, and the executed company of the project started in the current month the drilling work to study the soil, and the capacity of the station, approximately 11,000 passengers per hour in each direction, and the length of the station approximately 130 meters, and 30 meters in width, and the station include two elevated entrances and electric elevators.
He also visits the Burj Al Arab station which will start core business in January 2007, after the completion of the converting work 80% of electricity, water and irrigation services. The capacity of the station, about 11,000 passengers per hour in each direction, including two elevated entrances and electrical elevators and has a total length of approximately 130 meters and 30 meters of width.
Al Tayer also listened to an explanation of the traffic conversion work in the area, and how to access to the station from Um Suqeim and the neighboring areas of Burg Al Arab, and he directed them to prepare studies on the internal road network directing to the locations in which access to the station by pedestrian upper bridges interrupting Sheikh Zayed road in addition to the coordination with the Public Transport Agency to study the needs of the bus parking to facilitate the access of all users to the station by public transport means.
Lastly, His Excellency Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA, end his exploratory tour with a visit to the Burj Dubai, which will be lifted from the ground level of the bridge, with a total length of approximately 132 meters, and approximately 29 meters of width, and has a capacity of 11,000 passengers per hour in each direction for the station, including the including two elevated entrances and electrical elevators.
He listened also to a presentation on the progress of work on the conversion of services, which began in the middle of this month and will be completed within three coming months.
He praised the efforts of employees who work hard and dedication to the completion of the project, and requested the execution company to make more effort to finish the project on time, stressing that the Dubai Metro will be a distinct feature and added to the series of integrated projects in the emirate on various levels.
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© Press Release 2006
