Dubai is planning to restart construction work on its stalled World Trade Centre development.

Construction work on the project slowed in December 2008. The project involves the construction of:

• Seven towers with 242,000 square metres of offices
• A 35,000 sq m four-star hotel
• A 22,000 sq m three-star hotel
• 20,000 sq m of retail space
• A four-level, 110,000 sq m basement.

The total built-up area is about 1 million square metres.

The local Alec was awarded the AED3.4bn ($910m) contract to build the first phase of the redevelopment in May 2008.

The UK’s Mace International is the project manager. Hopkins Architects, also of the UK, is the consultant, and another UK-based firm WSP, is the structural, mechanical and electrical engineer.

Dubai World Trade Centre is the client.