• The 2.8-kilometre elevated waterway will stretch from Business Bay to the shore at Jumeirah, passing over the Metro Red Line, Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Safa Park and Al Wasl Road.
    The 2.8-kilometre elevated waterway will stretch from Business Bay to the shore at Jumeirah, passing over the Metro Red Line, Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Safa Park and Al Wasl Road.
  • Boats will pass along the canal above the traffic on Dubai’s busiest motorway.
    Boats will pass along the canal above the traffic on Dubai’s busiest motorway.
  • But the designers faced the problem of raising and lowering the vessels to and from the waterway.
    But the designers faced the problem of raising and lowering the vessels to and from the waterway.
  • A video on the website of Sheikh Mohammed, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, suggests designers found the answer in the 35-metre-tall Falkirk Wheel, a unique rotating boat lift that connects two canals in Scotland.
    A video on the website of Sheikh Mohammed, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, suggests designers found the answer in the 35-metre-tall Falkirk Wheel, a unique rotating boat lift that connects two canals in Scotland.
  • It was not clear whether Dubai's 50°C summers would affect the operation of this type of giant steel mechanism. But a Falkirk Wheel official has said it would be possible to amend the design to avoid problems, even though the original was created for the chillier conditions in Scotland.
    It was not clear whether Dubai's 50°C summers would affect the operation of this type of giant steel mechanism. But a Falkirk Wheel official has said it would be possible to amend the design to avoid problems, even though the original was created for the chillier conditions in Scotland.
  • The Falkirk Wheel figures extensively in the video on Sheikh Mohammed's website. There are clips of it in action and its distinctive shape can be seen in photos on a poster outlining the plans under a headline reading, ‘Technology to connect’.
    The Falkirk Wheel figures extensively in the video on Sheikh Mohammed's website. There are clips of it in action and its distinctive shape can be seen in photos on a poster outlining the plans under a headline reading, ‘Technology to connect’.
  • Sheikh Mohammed has said he would like to see the project completed within two years. He said it would be a milestone that would add to Dubai's tourism attractions and help to place the UAE at the forefront of tourism regionally and globally.
    Sheikh Mohammed has said he would like to see the project completed within two years. He said it would be a milestone that would add to Dubai's tourism attractions and help to place the UAE at the forefront of tourism regionally and globally.
  • The Scottish wheel, which stands close to the town of Falkirk, has become one of the country's top tourist attractions since it opened in 2002, with up to 500,000 visitors a year.
    The Scottish wheel, which stands close to the town of Falkirk, has become one of the country's top tourist attractions since it opened in 2002, with up to 500,000 visitors a year.

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In pictures: Dubai Waterway project launched

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has launched the Dubai Water Canal Project. The 2.8-kilometre elevated waterway will stretch from Business Bay to the shore at Jumeirah.

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