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Rail project to be unveiled at traffic meet

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Dubai: Details about Dubai's proposed elevated railway project will be unveiled at the upcoming Gulf Traffic Convention between October 26 and 29 in Dubai, alongside Gulf Traffic 2002, the exhibition for the transportation sector. The event will focus on the future of mass transit in the region. It will include a joint presentation on the ambitious project from Dr Abdelgader Elshabani, Transportation Planning Specialist, Dubai Municipality, UAE, and Kenneth Sislak, Vice-President, Director of Public Transport at international consultancy Wilbur Smith Associates (WSA), a leading international consulting firm, which is among the event's sponsors. Dubai has recently announced its intention to create a railway system to combat road traffic, which is estimated to triple by 2017.

posted 5^th Aug 02

posted 5^th Aug 02