Dubai Municipality has awarded new contracts worth AED 3 billion to build the third phase of its Tasreef programme, a city-wide push to expand stormwater drainage and make infrastructure more resilient to extreme rainfall and climate-related flooding.
The latest phase will lay close to 100 kilometres of new drainage lines across nearly 100 square kilometres, covering districts including Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim, Al Safa, Al Manara, Al Quoz, Al Barsha, Al Wasl, Za'abeel, Al Bada'a, Al Satwa and Al Marmoom. The largest single segment, 42 kilometres long, will serve Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah, while a 14-kilometre stretch runs between Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road. A further 21-kilometre segment follows Al Wasl Road and the Dubai Water Canal, and a 23-kilometre phase covers Al Marmoom. Some of the new pipes will be up to three metres in diameter.
Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalita, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said the project would strengthen the emirate's ability to respond to climate change while supporting population and urban growth.
The investment follows a series of flooding episodes in recent years that disrupted traffic and daily life across several residential and commercial districts, prompting the municipality to accelerate the Tasreef programme's rollout. Officials say that once this phase is complete, alongside earlier stages already finished, drainage capacity across large parts of the city will rise substantially, reducing the risk of waterlogged streets during heavy storms.
The project reflects Dubai's broader infrastructure strategy of pairing rapid urban growth with climate-adaptation spending, as the emirate continues to expand housing, transport and business districts across the same areas now being upgraded with the new drainage lines.