: Metro completion delayed again
While it’s clear that work has been continuing on the Metro, you can see workers on the stations and bridges along the Red Line, it’s obvious that they’re way behind with completion.
Now the official word is that the opening of the remaining eighteen stations has been put back, with seven due to open on April 25 and the final eleven opening ‘in phases’ on unspecified dates.
I think most of the seven new stations will encourage more people to use the Metro because of their convenient locations. They’re at Ibn Battutu, Dubai Marina, World Trade Centre, Karama and Terminal 1 at the airport, plus the stupidly named GGICO Station (Al Garhoud) and Emirates Station (which people will confuse with Termnal 3 I’m sure).
Mrs Seabee had to go to Terminal 3 last week at peak traffic time so she decided to take her first trip on the Metro. Taxi to MoE station from her office in Knowledge Village, Metro from there right into the terminal. Quicker, easier, less stressful than driving, quicker and cheaper than a taxi all the way so she gave it a thumbs up.
As for the Green Line opening, that’s been put back yet again, this time to August 2011.
