Work Proceeds on Dubai Canal, Despite Global Financial Woes
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Work Proceeds on Dubai Canal
Despite the economic crisis, work is reportedly under way on The Arabian Canal, a 46-mile-long waterway that will wrap around an inland development, essentially transforming a swath of desert into desirable waterfront property.
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Work Proceeds on Dubai Canal
While Limitless announced in late November that it is holding off on selling land plots due to the global financial crisis, it says construction of the canal is proceeding as planned.
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Work Proceeds on Dubai Canal
The canal will connect to the Persian Gulf and will snake through the southern part of the emirate, where Limitless hopes to build a 31,000-acre mixed-used development.
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