Workers have started installing a major pedestrian bridge near Al Safa bridge as part of the Dubai Canal project, which will have five pedestrian bridges along the 3.2-km stretch on completion, said a report.

Work on the other bridges is also progressing well with the one near the Jumeirah flyover under construction, reported the Gulf News, citing a Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) statement.

Bridges are being built at a height that will allow luxury yachts and other boats to pass underneath. Excavation as well as work on building the concrete banks along the canal have been completed, it stated.

According to RTA, 3.2 million cu m of soil were dredged for the canal and 300 tonnes of concrete blocks are being used to fortify the banks.

With work moving at a fast pace, the Dubai Creek water has now reached all the way to the edge of Business Bay, which will eventually flow into the canal, stated the report.

The flow of water into the Business Bay is an indication that work on Dubai Canal is nearing completion. The work is in the final stages now, with the canal expected to open next month.

Among the several features coming up along the canal is a huge arch being built between the bridges of Shaikh Zayed Road and Al Wasl Road, it added.