Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will open a 110-metre pedestrian bridge on Wednesday connecting Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station directly to Coca-Cola Arena at City Walk.
The structure was developed by Meraas, a member of Dubai Holding Real Estate, as part of a broader infrastructure collaboration between RTA and Dubai Holding.
The bridge is rated for approximately 10,000 pedestrians per hour, which RTA says equals 59% of Coca-Cola Arena’s total crowd capacity at a single event.
The intent is to reduce street-level pedestrian crossings during peak event periods, when large numbers of visitors arrive or leave within a short window, and to ease vehicle congestion in the City Walk area by nudging eventgoers toward the metro.
The opening fits within RTA’s five-year plan for 2026–2030, which targets 31 new pedestrian bridges and tunnels at locations selected on the basis of population density, pedestrian movement data and proximity to transport and tourist hubs.
Dubai’s stock of pedestrian bridges and tunnels has grown from 26 in 2006 to 178 by the end of 2025. Over the same period, the pedestrian fatality rate fell from 9.5 deaths per 100,000 population in 2007 to 0.22 in 2025, according to RTA.
The authority is working toward zero road fatalities under the Dubai Traffic Safety Strategy, with grade-separated crossings in high-footfall areas treated as one of the primary tools for getting there.
