RTA completes Dubai-Al Ain Road improvement project, four bridges built

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Dubai’s RTA has completed the second and final phase of the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Corridor Improvement Project, which spans 8 kilometres along Ras Al Khor Road from Dubai-Al Ain Road to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road.

Works completed includes the construction of four bridges, stretching 2 kilometres in total.

The project was carried out in two phases. The first phase involved widening Ras Al Khor Road from three to four lanes in each direction and constructing a two-lane service road on both sides, thus increasing traffic safety and flow while eliminating the existing overlapping traffic spots and boosting the road’s capacity and cutting the travel time.

The first phases also included the construction of two main bridges. The first is a 740-metre three-lane bridge that serves the traffic incoming from Dubai-Al Ain Road and Al Khail Road heading eastward to Dubai Creek Harbour.

The second phase is a two-lane bridge with slopes reaching 990 meters to serve the traffic coming from Dubai Creek Harbour heading to Ras Al Khor – Hatta Road.

The second and final phase included the construction of a two-lane bridge stretching 988 metres with a free left turn for traffic incoming from Nadd Al Hamar Road in the direction of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road, and another 115 metre long two-lane bridge to serve the traffic incoming from Nadd Al Hamar Road to Ras Al Khor Road in the direction of Dubai-Al Ain Road along with a 368-metre two- lane underpass providing a right-turn for traffic inbound from Ras Al Khor Road heading to Nadd Al Hamar.

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In other news, RTA carried out improvements and solutions on Al Seba Street in the direction of Sheikh Zayed Road – Garn Al Sabkha Street intersection.

These developments are in line with RTA’s efforts to enhance the infrastructure and the traffic flow, as well as increasing the safety level for road users in Dubai.

Traffic improvements on Al Seba Street included the construction of an extra exit on Al Seba Street in the direction of Garn Al Sabkha Street intersection at Dubai Marina, offering a capacity of 1,500 vehicles per hour.

Read: Dubai Marina -RTA adds extra exit to ease traffic flow at Al Seba Street

RTA also announced expected delays on Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road at Al Ghubaiba and Al Mina Street’s intersection, starting July 9, from midnight onwards.

Motorists have been asked to follow directional signs and use alternative routes to aid smooth traffic flow. These include Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Kuwait or Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Streets.

The delay can be expected until 5am on July 23.