Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Build floating bridge to The World, says Emaar's Alabbar


Mohamed Alabbar, chairman of UAE real estate giant Emaar, has suggested building a floating bridge from Dubai to Nakheel's The World manmade islands development, as part of a plan to rescue the troubled project.

In an interview published this week with Arabian Business, Alabbar said: “Somebody has to put it back to life. I would probably build a bridge straight into it now – a floating bridge. You need a bridge to at least one of the islands and from there people can go to all the different islands. You need to bring life to it.”

Announced at the height of Dubai’s real estate bubble, The World epitomised the city’s boom-time ambition and helped launch Nakheel’s reputation for man-made islands.


Read more: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/build-floating-bridge-the-world-says-emaar-s-alabbar-496364.html

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