$816m hi-tech stadium on way
01 June 2016
A landmark stadium with a seating capacity of 60,000 will be set up at a cost of Dh3 billion ($816 million) within the Dubai Club premises in Al Aweer, Dubai.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Stadium will boast several key amenities including a training hall, 5,000-capacity car-park, a sports museum and conference halls.
All elements of sustainability were taken into consideration as the stadium will have green, shaded areas that ensure the comfort of visitors.
The stadium, whose design complies with the soccer’s world governing body Fifa’s standards, will have 23,116 upper bleacher seats, 1,642 seats for the VIP suite and another 8,941 VIP seats as well as other 6,688 lower bleacher seats.
On completion, the stadium is set to become the world’s first fully air-conditioned and raised-off-the-ground stadium.
- $272m waterfront destination goes up
- $1.4bn UAE-Saudi highway on track
- Empower’s pipeline reaches 223 km in Dubai
- Parsons wins sewerage job
- $816m hi-tech stadium on way
- Retail boom in cities
- Dubai reveals Expo 2020 masterplan
- Gemini breaks ground in GCC debut
- Nakheel to award tender for Dubai’s biggest mall
- $327m Palm mall takes shape
- Five bid for Phase Three of Dubai solar park
- Caterpillar opens training centre
- Azizi awards $54m residences contract
- Update
- Dubai to open world’s largest materials library
