Dubai:17 th December 2025:
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board
of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
chaired the Dubai Metro Blue Line Forum meeting at the Precast
Concrete Production and Storage Factory in International City, attended
by the heads of the Dubai Metro Blue Line Project Consortium. The
meeting brought together the chairmen of the boards of MAPA, Limak,
and CRRC Hong Kong, the heads of the consultancy and contracting
companies delivering the project, as well as several RTA CEOs.
The Forum convenes on a regular basis as part of RTA’s strategy to
monitor progress and take the necessary decisions to ensure compliance
with the approved project schedule.
During the meeting, the Forum reviewed project updates and progress.
More than 3,000 workers are currently engaged on the project under the
supervision of 500 engineers and specialists, distributed across 12
locations. The consortium has completed over 4.6 million working hours
across the various construction sites, while overall project completion
has reached 12%. The project team expects progress to rise to 30% by
the end of 2026, with the project set to open in line with the approved
programme on 9.9.2029.
Concrete Casting Plant
Al Tayer and members of the Forum Meeting inspected the ready-mix
concrete casting plant. Additionally, Dubai Metro Blue Line represents
the first rail project implemented by RTA to include two ready-mix
concrete batching plants and two precast concrete storage facilities in Al
Ruwayyah 3 and International City. This approach reflects RTA’s
proactive delivery of major projects, strengthens quality assurance and
efficiency of construction materials, ensures full control over
manufacturing and supply chains, reduces implementation timelines, and
enhances the efficiency of logistics operations.
Al Tayer and members of the Forum Meeting received a briefing on the
production capacity of the two plants. The ready-mix concrete batching
plant in Al Ruwayyah 3 produces 200 cubic metres of ready-mix
concrete, while the viaduct precast production yard delivers between 10
and 12 viaduct segments per day. In International City, the ready-mix
concrete batching plant produces 120 cubic metres of ready-mix
concrete, and the precast tunnel rings factory produces 12 rings per day.
Dubai Metro Blue Line spans 30 km and includes 14 stations, making it
one of RTA’s key strategic projects. The line links the Red and Green
Lines of Dubai Metro and serves areas with an estimated population of
around one million by 2040. It provides direct journeys to Dubai
International Airport in 20 minutes and supports the objectives of the
Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan by connecting the fifth urban area to the
metro network, enhancing quality of life for residents and visitors, and
realising the 20-minute city concept by enabling access to more than
80% of services within 20 minutes of travel. The project also supports
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), advances the Dubai Economic
Agenda (D33), increases land and property values around stations by up
to 25%, and reduces traffic congestion by 20% on the corridors served
by the Blue Line.
