Arabian Canal (Dubai)

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THIS PROJECT IS STALLED AND VERY UNLIKELY TO EVER RESUME CONSTRUCTION, THAT IS WHY I'M DELETING THIS POLYGON.

PLEASE DO NOT REVERSE THIS ACTION, THOSE PARTS OF THE CANAL THAT WERE FINISHED WILL REMAIN AS INDIVIDUAL POLYGONS:

The Arabian Canal, upon completion, will be a 75 km man-made canal. The excavation of the Arabian Canal has begin near the Dubai Marina area and will go round the Al Maktoum International Airport and enter the sea again at the outer end of Palm jebel Ali. Dubai Waterfront forms the first phase of the larger Arabian Canal. The canal is developed by the company Limitless.
The canal, which after 3 years of delays due to the global financial crisis is expected to be completed in 2016, will require the excavation of 1.1 billion cubic meters of soil. The canal itself will cost $11 billion, which will snake from Dubai Waterfront in Jebel Ali and pass to the east of the Dubai World Central development before turning back towards the Palm Jumeirah. $50 billion will be spent to construct a new "city" within the city, which will take 20,000 hectares of land in the south bank of the channel. The Arabian canal will be 150 metres wide and six metres deep, enough to accommodate yachts up to 40 metres long.