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Dubai Urban Drainage Upgrade
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Dubai Municipality
Client
Dubai Municipality
Country
United Arab Emirates
Coordinates
25.2048 N, 55.2708 E
Project dates
Feb 2020 – Apr 2023
Project manager
F. Rahman
Disciplines
DrainageHydrologyHighways
Project description
Deep tunnel stormwater strategy, catchment remodelling and coastal outfall capacity review for coastal districts.
Shoreline protection across 14 km of exposed frontage
Stormwater catchment remodelling after the 2021 rainfall event
412 boreholes over reclaimed and natural ground
Integrated public realm and utility corridor design
Key insights generated from historical data
Derived from the governed knowledge base
- Drainage surcharge patterns here match 6 coastal projects across the Gulf and Red Sea.
- Foundation solutions on reclaimed ground reused from Abu Dhabi Airport Development reduced design iteration by an estimated 4 weeks.
- Shoreline erosion rates are 2.1× the regional median, informing the revetment design life.
Project boundary
EPSG:4326Schematic basemap · PostGIS geometries
Data completeness
Catalogued assets93%
Coordinate metadata88%
Classification assigned97%
Embedded for semantic search83%
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