New roads, rail and metro lines that change where and how buyers look.
Dubai's Executive Council has approved a 3 km Route 2020 extension with two stations, due in 2031, and an AED 9.59bn plan for community services to 2040. A Dubai Land Department study puts residential occupancy at 97%.
The first phase opened on 4 November with a partial opening of Al Taawun Interchange and new bridges from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road towards Expo Centre Sharjah. The full project covers about 9.2 km of road.
The Executive Council's Urban Centres Development Plan aims to add AED 20 billion to property values in the targeted areas by 2040 and raise the share of residents living near a Metro station from 52% to 74%.
The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has asked consultants to bid for the design of a 68 km road with 12 to 16 lanes and an 8 km link to Emirates Road in Umm Al Quwain. Bids close on 23 October.
The RTA is procuring the corridor on a design-and-build basis. Approved in July, it will serve Al Barsha, Al Quoz, Business Bay and Meydan, with construction from the third quarter of 2027 to the end of 2030.
Sheikh Mohammed set out the pipeline at the Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Forum: homes to 2030, Al Maktoum International, the Blue and Gold Metro lines, DIFC Phase 2 and new drainage and power networks.
New street signs and house number plates will be rolled out across 186 areas, starting this quarter in Za'abeel, Nad Al Sheba, Al Khawaneej 1 and Nazwa.
The marine works on Island B include new breakwaters and 320 metres of new beach beside Bay Villas. Completion is due in the fourth quarter of 2027.
The mall will have 1.3 million sq ft of shops, dining and entertainment, and sits beside Jumeirah Village Triangle, Jumeirah Islands and The Springs.
Announced in September 2026, the UAE's fourth inter-emirate road axis will be built in two phases. Reportage says it has a 750,000 sqm site near the route with about 3,800 homes in design.
Passenger trains between Dubai's Al Yalayis Station and Abu Dhabi's Mohamed Bin Zayed City began on 30 September 2026, with five daily services and fares from AED 39.
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