Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Dubai Loop Project Advances Underground Transport Plans
Dubai is planning a road network underground called the Dubai Loop.
It is meant to help people travel to and from nearby transport connections.
Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum recently discussed its progress with Steve Davis of The Boring Company.
The project is expected to cost about AED 2 billion.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority partnered with The Boring Company earlier this year.
The partners are expected to finalise the design and begin mobilisation work.
Dubai’s Loop project aims to create an underground road network for first- and last-mile connections.
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviewed the project with The Boring Company President Steve Davis.
The meeting discussed the tunnel project’s latest progress.
The project is estimated to cost around AED 2 billion, approximately Rs 5,000 crore.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority signed a strategic partnership with The Boring Company at the World Governments Summit 2026.
- Who
- Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority and The Boring Company; Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Steve Davis discussed the project.
- What
- A planned underground road network called the Dubai Loop.
- When
- The project review took place earlier this week; the partnership was signed earlier in 2026, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit.
- Where
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Why
- To provide first-and-last-mile connectivity and improve urban transport.
- Project
- Dubai Loop underground road network
- Estimated cost
- Around AED 2 billion, approximately Rs 5,000 crore
- Stated purpose
- First-and-last-mile connectivity and improved urban mobility
- Public-sector partner
- Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority
- Company partner
- The Boring Company
- Next steps
- Finalise the project design and begin mobilisation work
- Partnership announcement
- Signed on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit 2026