The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened a two-level bridge connecting Jumeirah with Al Khail Road which is expected to cut travel time to and from the two areas to four minutes.
The bridge features two-level bridges extending 7.4 kilometers, including a bridge crossing over Dubai Metro Red Line.
The bridges will reduce the transit time on Latifa bint Hamdan Street between the Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road from 12 minutes to 4 minutes, reported Dubai Media Office.
It will also ease the movement of trucks from and to Al Quoz Industrial Area.
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA underscored the benefits of the project.
“The aim of this Project is to enhance the roads network extending east-west and link them with the main roads such as Sheikh Zayed Road, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road,” Al Tayer said.
He added, “It also supports the urban and economic upswing in the surrounding areas, besides reducing the traffic density on Al Wasl Street by 10% in the sector between Al Manara and Al Hadeeqa Streets. It also serves the new urban developments such as Dubai Hills, Meydan, Al Khail Gate and Dubailand. It serves residential communities such as Umm Suqeim, Jumeirah, Al Wasl, and Al Qouz Residential Area.”
The second phase of the project will be opened in the first quarter of 2019.
.@RTA_Dubai opens Phase 1 of Latifa bint Hamdan and Umm Al Sheef Streets improvement Project and Phase 2 in Q1 of 2019https://t.co/HHKTczMkRW pic.twitter.com/7bXpun9OtQ
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 16, 2018
