01 May 2016

The first phase of the Dh25-billion ($6.8 billion) District One project at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum City in Dubai is scheduled for completion by 2020, said a report.

District One is being developed and built by Meydan Sobha on an area of 50 million sq m offering a range of features that include villas, parks, and man-made beaches and a 7-km stretch of lagoons built by Crystal Lagoons, according to the state news agency Wam.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the progress of the project, located between Meydan and Al Khail Road and directed the speedy implementation of all the four phases, it added.

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