Heading west along Sheikh Zayed Road from the Dubai City Centre, East Quarter marks the eastern gateway to Downtown Jebel Ali. Accessed from Interchange 8 of the freeway, East Quarter is 12m ft² in area, with a planned population of over 50,000 people. A Metro station will be centrally located beside Sheikh Zayed Road, leading directly into the Urban Centre. To the west the Urban Centre gives way to the Trellis District and then to the Medina District, which dominates the western end of the quarter.