Leading developer Nakheel has issued a fresh tender for the enabling works at Al Khail Avenue, its new 3.6-million-sq-ft retail, dining and entertainment hub at Dubai’s Jumeirah Village Triangle.

The scope of work includes infrastructure services relocation, shoring works and excavation ahead of construction of the new mall, which is scheduled to open in 2018, said the Dubai-based company.

Located alongside Dubai’s Al Khail Road, on the eastern edge of Nakheel’s Jumeirah Village Triangle master community, the development will have 350 shops including a supermarket, department stores and speciality outlets, a multi-screen cinema, entertainment zone and a diverse range of cafes and restaurants including al fresco dining.

Nakheel said it will be releasing the construction tender by the end of the second quarter.