Nakheel hires designer for Palm Boardwalk project.

Dubai developer Nakheel has named Halcrow as the design consultant for The Boardwalk - a new planned attraction running the entire length of Palm Jumeirah's 11km crescent.

The Boardwalk, unveiled at Cityscape 2013, will transform Palm Jumeirah's protective crescent into a destination for walking, shopping and dining, and create a new focus for the island.

Nakheel said in a statement that the project will cover the whole of the existing crescent, with a pier, stretching 100 metres into the Arabian Gulf, at either end.

Nakheel added that it will create The Boardwalk by building over the rocks of the Palm's breakwater.

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