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A super highway of 93 km with air conditioning. Where will it take place?

2024-09-16 10:07:15Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

A super highway of 93 km with air conditioning. Where will it take place?

Dubai could become a new hub for sustainability and well-being if developer URB gets the necessary approval. The Dubai-based firm has proposed a series of ambitious, environmentally-focused designs to transform the emirate - including an indoor climate-controlled "sustainable urban highway" stretching over 93 kilometres.

If built, The Loop would be the "smartest" cycling and running infrastructure anywhere in the world, according to URB CEO Baharash Bagherian. "The project aims to make Dubai the most connected city on Earth by foot or bicycle," he added.

The massive structure is designed to wrap around Dubai, providing a car-free "green corridor" filled with trees and plants for residents to walk or cycle through the city.

URB has also created a major agritourism project for the Dubai desert, which it says could become a new benchmark for sustainable agriculture, environmental education and green tourism in the region if built.

Separated from The Loop, the Agri Hub would cover approximately 40 hectares and house education and research spaces, as well as eco-lodges, farm shops and farm-to-table restaurants and cafes.

Bagherian previously led projects for Phase 2 of the Sustainable City in Dubai and worked on similar green communities currently under construction in Yiti, Oman and Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The snake-like structure of the Agri Hub would be formed from a large steel canopy and clad in precast concrete, with the carbon cost offset by on-site operations.

URB says the project aims to be zero waste and transport on site will be fossil fuel free. It would have its own biogas plant to generate energy from organic waste, while parts of the development would be partially underground to keep the buildings cool.

Since fresh water is scarce in Dubai, the project is designed to showcase bio-saline farming, where crops are grown in salt water and use gray water recycled from the site to irrigate public areas. These areas will have drought-tolerant plants, as well as rain gardens and bio-retention areas that do not require irrigation and create habitat for birds and insects.

Like The Loop, the Agri Hub is designed to use 100% recycled water for irrigation and is powered entirely using kinetic energy. URB says the projects will be financed by private investors and that it is currently undertaking feasibility studies to establish the best site for the development of the Agri Hub. The Loop, if commissioned, could be ready for Dubai's cyclists and runners by 2040.


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