Building a land bridge across mountains to bypass global chokepoints
In short: Dubai is engineering an overland alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. This documentary explores how the UAE is connecting its coasts through tunnels and rail to create a strategic trade corridor.
By constructing a 'land bridge', this initiative joins Dubai and Jebel Ali's commercial hubs to the UAE's Indian Ocean shoreline. Key infrastructure includes railway tunnels through the Hajar Mountains, highways, and planned port developments in Fujairah to move cargo between coasts.
Beyond just laying tracks, the initiative must overcome extreme environmental challenges like shifting sands, intense heat, and flash floods. The success of this route depends on a complex ecosystem of cranes, customs procedures, cargo tracking systems, and terminal capacity.
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