Right now, everything in Dubai seems to be gearing up for the 2020 World Expo. It isn’t just the sustainable architecture and the pavilions representing various countries that are grabbing all the attention. There are new hotels coming up to accommodate the huge influx of visitors that the Expo will attract and there also other exciting developments going on in the city.
About 22 km of roads and bridges leading up to the expo site have been constructed and recently completed. These constitute phases 3 and 4 of the development project, out of six phases in all. These are now open to traffic according to an announcement made by the RTA.
It is estimated that pressure on roads will increase during the expo. The authorities are showing foresight in ensuing that the transport capacity of the city is increased well before the start of the expo.
The capacity of certain roads is set to become more than double. The bridges will also help ease traffic snarls and crowding at certain intersections. The construction of four flyovers and the elevation of the Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street will ease traffic congestion for road users.
This tweet from the official handle of the Dubai Media Office shows the latest aerial footage of the progress being made at the expo site. This includes in particular, the spectacular falcon shaped UAE pavilion.
Apart from the other business that will be conducted at the expo and the expected uptick in tourism that it will generate, the Expo will also feature healthcare innovations. These will include AI and VR integration into medicine, robotic surgery, conferences on surgery, paediatrics and orthopaedics. The future of wearable tech and 3D printing will also be showcased at the expo.
Energy conservation and green energy solutions are other aspects that the expo will look at closely. For instance, the Singapore pavilion will employ various means to create a net-zero energy space.
The publicity and promotional content for the Dubai 2020 expo is also in the process of being created. We will know more in times to come.
The sheer scale of the Expo 2020 project is amazing. Nearly every country on earth is slated to participate and right now, teams from various countries have arrived in Dubai and are busy creating their pavilions in ways that best reflect their national ethos, culture and specialities.
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