Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened a new bridge linking Al Manama and Al Meydan Streets. The bridge crosses over the Dubai Al Ain Road.
For the bridge, the roundabout on this junction has been removed.
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The bridge extends 328 meters and has 4 lanes on which 16,000 vehicles per hour can operate.
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, said that the new bridge is part of the Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project.
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Al Tayer said the project will cover six key intersections and widen the road from 3 to 6 lanes in each direction over a 17 km stretch from the intersection with the Emirates Road to the intersection of Bu Kadra and Ras Al Khor.
He said that the intersection will ease the traffic flow on the intersection during peak hours. It will improve traffic safety, he added. (AW)
