Abu Dhabi tramway

location
Abu Dhabi / United Arab Emirates
client
Abu Dhabi Department of Transport
programme
19 km city centre tramway
consortium
Artelia Ville et Transport + Richez_Associés + Khatib & Alami

Richez Associes - Abu Dhabi tramway - 1
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Abu Dhabi intends to develop, parallel to its metro, a tramway network. In a city where the air-conditioned car is king and where its first bus line came into service only a few months ago, very new issues… streetscape development quality to be enhanced, traffic to be controlled, pedestrian movement to be improved, in particular, at road crossings, a climate that requires shade for coolness… yet, as the Emirate wishes, an opportunity to put Abu Dhabi on the tourist map.