Jumeirah Corniche to be longest in Dubai

Shaikh Mohammad orders increase in walking and jogging tracks to encourage practice of sports.

Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has sanctioned the Jumeirah Corniche Development Project to be constructed along the beach adjoining six residential districts, starting from the area behind the Dubai Marine Beach Resort down to the Burj Al Arab Hotel.

The Jumeirah Corniche project will be 14 kilometres in length, making it the longest corniche in the emirate.

Shaikh Mohammad directed the linking of both the walkway and the jogging track with the Dubai Canal Project, and for the Corniche project to be completed in a year’s time.

He stated: “Our objective is to achieve people’s happiness... we are keen to establish all the necessary components to make nationals, expatriates and visitors happy and enjoy quality life. Our developmental projects are integrating to attain this ultimate goal. We are committed to investing in building healthy human capital through providing an ideal enabling environment.”