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The canal will be 100 metres wide. The project involves extension of the Dubai Creek by 2.2 kilometres from Business Bay to the Arabian Gulf through Safa Park and Jumeirah 2. The project will be carried out in three phases and will be completed by the end of 2010.

The Dubai Creek extension canal will be part of Dubai's ambitious plan for marine transport, as it will be used by private boats, water taxis and ferries.

Some 10 kilometres of the total 12.2 kilometres of the Dubai Creek extension work has already been completed in Business Bay.

"The most critical part of the extension work is the next 2.2 kilometre stretch which will take the creek from Shaikh Zayed Road back to the sea," Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA, had said earlier.

Dubai Creek, which starts at the Arabian Gulf near Al Shindagha in Bur Dubai, is currently 14 kilometres long and naturally ends at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

Once completed, the final length of the creek will be around 26.2 kilometres with Bur Dubai becoming an island within the Dubai Creek ring.

The Creek has been the life-line of the city as Dubai was initially built along the creek. On completion, it will provide a comprehensive marine transport facilities as commuters will be able to use water buses, water taxis and ferries as an alternate mode of transport to beat the traffic on the roads.

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