The Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened two major bridges and a tunnel on Sunday as part of the Falcon Interchange Improvement Project.
Located between Al Khaleej Street, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, and Al Ghubaiba Road, it spans a total of 2,325 metres, with a capacity of 27,200 vehicles per hour.
The two bridges are connected by the Infinity Bridge and Al Shindagha Tunnel from the Northern side and will eventually link up with the bridges that RTA is currently constructing at the junction of Sheikh Rashid Road and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street from the Southern side.
.@rta_dubai opens two bridges and one tunnel under Falcon Interchange Improvement Project، spanning a total of 2,325 metres, with a capacity of 27,200 vehicles per hour, located between Al Khaleej Street, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, and Al Ghubaiba Roadhttps://t.co/nzbug6B1Jz pic.twitter.com/S1h9kdxoXe
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 2, 2023
According to Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, “The completion of this project is in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and the follow-up of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, to expedite the completion of the Al Shindagha corridor to keep pace with the ongoing progress of the area along the corridor and to cater to the demands of urban and population growth.”
Al Tayer said the Falcon Interchange Improvement Project is a segment of the 13 km-long Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project which offers entry and exit points to Mina Rashid (Port Rashid), and additional parking spaces beneath the new bridge to serve the area.
.@rta_dubai opens two bridges and one tunnel under Falcon Interchange Improvement Project، spanning a total of 2,325 metres, with a capacity of 27,200 vehicles per hour, located between Al Khaleej Street, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, and Al Ghubaiba Road. #Dubai pic.twitter.com/sWC0UwPHp4
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 2, 2023
At present, the contractor is finalizing the construction of the third bridge in the project which is a single-lane slope bridge for right turns from Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road to Al Khaleej Street.
Moreover, all works are expected to be completed by July this year.
Earlier, RTA has awarded the first contract under Phase 4 of Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, one of its largest projects with a total estimated cost of AED5.3 billion.
