The district where Expo 2020 Dubai is being held, which is running from October 2021 to March 2022, will have a long-last legacy after the event has finished.
These are the thoughts of Reem Al Hashimy, managing director of the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid Committee and an Emirati administrator and Minister of State for International Cooperation. Al Hashimy believes the district will have an enduring vestige, transforming into a hub for technology and living.
Reem Al Hashimy has spoken about how she expects the site where the expo is being held to become a “new city of the future,” as Dubai continues to develop and expand in the years following the event.
The $7 billion project includes the construction of residential districts and a new metro extension, connecting the district with the rest of Dubai. The region currently features on the Dubai Urban Master Plan 2040, which is aimed at expanding the size and population of the area from 3.3 million to 5.8 million.
“The investment was not to build an Expo. The investment was to have a new city of the future,” said Reem Al Hashimy.
