Contract award
Dubai Municipality awards AED3bn Tasreef Phase 3 drainage contracts
By Staff Writer | 26 October 2026
Dubai Municipality has awarded four contracts worth AED3 billion under Phase 3 of the Tasreef stormwater drainage programme, covering about 100 kilometres of main drainage lines.
The award was announced by the Dubai Government Media Office on 25 October 2026. The four projects will build and extend approximately 100 kilometres of main stormwater drainage lines, with diameters of up to 3 metres, and connect the areas they serve to the municipality's main stormwater drainage network.
Together the works cover nearly 100 square kilometres across Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim, Al Safa, Al Manara, Al Quoz, Al Barsha, Al Wasl, Za'abeel, Al Bada'a, Al Satwa and Al Marmoom. According to the municipality, the projects will increase the network's water-flow capacity, improve its operational resilience and support urban growth.
The four projects
The largest is the Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim Stormwater Drainage Network Development Project, which includes about 42 kilometres of main drainage lines. It serves communities from Umm Suqeim 1, 2 and 3 and Umm Al Sheif to Jumeirah 3, Al Safa 1 and 2, and Al Manara along the Dubai Water Canal.
A second project, between Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road, includes 14 kilometres of main drainage lines. It will serve the Al Khail Road interchange towards Umm Suqeim, Umm Suqeim Road and Sheikh Zayed Road, as well as First Al Khail Street, Al Marabea Street, Al Waha Street, Al Zumurrud Street and the secondary roads that connect them. It also covers Al Quoz Industrial Areas 1, 3 and 4 and Al Barsha 1.
The third, the Development of Main Stormwater Drainage Lines along Al Wasl Road Project, serves areas east of the Dubai Water Canal, including Za'abeel 2, Al Wasl, Jumeirah 1 and 2, Al Bada'a, Al Satwa and Dubai World Trade Centre 1 and 2, an area of up to 25 square kilometres. It comprises main and secondary conveyance lines and associated infrastructure with a total length of 21 kilometres.
The fourth will develop a stormwater drainage network in Al Marmoom, with 23 kilometres of drainage infrastructure.
The wider programme
Dubai Municipality is delivering Tasreef at a total cost of AED30 billion. The municipality says the programme will increase stormwater drainage capacity by 700 per cent and reduce the costs of building pumping stations, and of operation and maintenance, by 20 per cent. It links the programme to the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan and the UAE's Net Zero 2050 Strategy.
Phase 1 contracts were awarded in April 2025. On 26 February 2026 the municipality awarded five Phase 2 projects valued together at AED2.5 billion: three for construction and two for the study and design of drainage systems in selected areas. Phase 2 included a main tunnel of up to four metres in diameter to connect communities along Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Al Yalayis Road to the primary network, and an integrated network of more than 27 kilometres between Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Jamayel Road.
Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalita, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said:
Dubai Municipality continues to implement the phases of the 'Tasreef' Programme, one of Dubai's largest strategic infrastructure projects, enhancing its efficiency and resilience, making it more sustainable and strengthening its ability to address both future climate change and accommodate population and urban growth.
Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalita, Director General, Dubai Municipality
Adel Mohammed Al Marzouqi, Chief Executive Officer of the Waste and Sewerage Agency at Dubai Municipality, said:
We are committed to ensuring that these projects advance the broader objectives of the Tasreef Programme by reducing water accumulation, protecting residents and assets, improving the quality of services, enhancing the city's readiness and traffic flow, and safeguarding the sustainability of its resources.
Adel Mohammed Al Marzouqi, CEO, Waste and Sewerage Agency, Dubai Municipality