Dubai Green Spine: Transforming Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road into the World's Greenest Highway

Dubai's Green Spine transforms E311 into the world's greenest highway, blending mobility, sustainability, and community in a bold urban vision,

- write <b>Abhijeet Sinha</b>, Project Director, National Highway for Electric Vehicles, India, and <b>Bhumica Kohli</b>, Content Lead, Ease of Doing Business.

Dubai has long been a global symbol of visionary urban development and future-forward infrastructure, and its project, the Dubai Green Spine, reaffirms that reputation. This transformative urban development initiative is poised to redefine the Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road (E311) into a 64-kilometre-long sustainable corridor, setting a new global benchmark for green highways and integrated urban planning.

Positioned as the “world’s greenest highway,” this landmark project embodies Dubai’s commitment to innovative, sustainable, and community-focused development.

Envisioned as more than an infrastructural upgrade, the Green Spine is a strategic move to reshape the way Dubai moves, breathes, and grows. It integrates environmental stewardship, advanced mobility solutions, and public engagement into a single cohesive urban framework that will directly improve the quality of life for millions of residents and visitors.

A STRATEGIC PILLAR OF DUBAI'S 2040 URBAN VISION

This ambitious initiative aligns closely with the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, which anticipates the city's population rising to nearly 8 million residents by 2040. In response to this rapid expansion, the Green Spine seeks to balance growth with sustainability, enhancing urban mobility while improving environmental quality and creating inclusive, human-centric public spaces. It serves as a future-ready model for other cities navigating the twin challenges of rapid urbanisation and climate change.