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The projects -- approved by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum -- also include a bridge with a garden, bicycle lanes and walkways suspended 60 metres (65 yards) over a creek, state news agency WAM said.
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The 380-metre long Sky Garden, with an area of 3,422 square metres, will be "a new tourist destination", said WAM.
The "Skypods" project -- consisting of cable cars above Sheikh Zayed Road -- will include 21 stations and will move up to 8,400 people an hour in each direction, according to WAM.
There is also a five-year plan to develop roads in the emirate, WAM reported.
The news agency said Careem -- recently acquired by global ride-hailing giant Uber for $3.1 billion (2.8 billion euros) -- will provide 3,500 bicycles at 350 stations across the emirate, in cooperation with the Roads and Transport Authority.
The total cost of the new projects -- and the completion timeframes -- were not disclosed.
The emirate of Dubai has a population of approximately three million, most of whom are expatriates.
In 2018, the Expo 2020 host welcomed nearly 16 million tourists.
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