Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened the 570 meter-long main bridge on Al Khaleej Street capable of handling 4800 vehicles per hour.
The bridge is comprised of three lanes in the direction of Bur Dubai as well as a surface junction at the intersection of Al Khaleej Street and Omar bin Al Khattab Street.
The opening is part of Shindagha Roads Corridor, one of the biggest road projects currently undertaken by the RTA that extends 13 km from Sheikh Rashid Street and passes through Al Mina Street and Al Khaleej Street up to Cairo Street.
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“The bridge can handle 4,800 vehicles per hour. It serves the traffic on Al Khaleej Street inbound from the junction of Abu Baker Al Siddique Street and Deira Islands in the direction of Shindagha Tunnel. Thus, it ensures a smooth flow of traffic along Al Khaleej Street. RTA also opened a surface signalized junction at the intersection of Al Khaleej Street and Omar bin Al Khattab Street,” said His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority.
The completion rate of Shindagha Roads Corridor Project has reached 70%.
Due to the massive scope of the project, it had been split into five phases that serve development projects in the areas such as Deira Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Dubai Maritime City and Mina Rashid. It can also accommodate the projected future traffic volumes.
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The project will cut short the travel time across Shindagha Corridor from 104 minutes to just 16 minutes upon completion.
Work is currently underway in Phase III, which covers the construction of Shindagha Bridge, improvements of Corniche Street,intersections on Al Khaleej street and Falcon Interchange, according to Al Tayer.
