Following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, to enrich the event of Al Shindagha Hall Enchancment Mission to match the continuing speedy inhabitants progress and urbanisation of the world, and beneath the oversight of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Govt Council, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract for establishing Al Khaleej Road Tunnel Mission. Extending from the top of the ramp of Infinity Bridge in Deira to the intersection of Al Khaleej and Cairo Streets, the tunnel has six lanes stretching 1,650 metres able to accommodating as much as 12,000 autos per hour in each instructions.
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director Basic, Chairman of the Board of Govt Administrators of the Roads and Transport Authority, mentioned, “Al Khaleej Road Tunnel is a part of Al Shindagha Hall Enchancment Mission; one of many expansive tasks presently undertaken by RTA. This hall extends 13 kilometres alongside Sheikh Rashid Street , Al Mina Road, Al Khaleej Road, and Cairo Road, encompassing the improve of 15 intersections and benefiting quite a few residential and developmental communities together with Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Dubai Maritime Metropolis, and Mina Rashid. It serves about a million individuals and is projected to chop journey occasions from 104 minutes to simply 16 minutes by 2030.
“Al Khaleej Road Mission, which is a part of Section 4, covers the development of a tunnel extending 1650 metres and encompassing three lanes in every route. It supplies a free site visitors movement from the Infinity Bridge in the direction of Deira and again. The scope contains remodeling the crossing of the Cairo and Al Wuheida Streets from a roundabout to a signalised intersection, in addition to enhancing Cairo Road and connecting the ramp of the bridge from Dubai Islands to the brand new tunnel on Al Khaleej Road northward. This section will serve the residents of Abu Hail, Al Wuheida, and Al Mamzar together with improvement tasks like Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Waterfront Market, and Hamriya Port, added Al Tayer.
In Progress“RTA is presently engaged on a 4.8-kilometre enchancment venture on Sheikh Rashid Road, extending from the intersection of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road to Falcon intersection on Al Mina Road. The venture entails establishing three bridges totalling 3.1 kilometres in size, accommodating 19,400 autos per hour throughout all lanes. The primary is a 1,335-metre bridge of three lanes to facilitate the site visitors movement between Sheikh Rashid Street and Falcon Intersection, accommodating as much as 10,800 autos per hour in each instructions. The second is a three-lane bridge extending 780 metres to serve site visitors from Falcon Intersection within the route of Al Wasl Street accommodating 5,400 autos per hour. The third is a 985-metre-long bridge of two lanes to serve site visitors inbound from Jumeirah Road heading to Al Mina Road towards Al Wasl Road, accommodating 3,200 autos per hour,” famous Al Tayer.
“The venture additionally entails establishing a 4.8 kilometres roadway and upgrading floor junctions alongside Jumeirah Road, Al Mina Road, and Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Road. Works embody establishing two pedestrian bridges, one on Sheikh Rashid Street and the opposite on Al Mina Road along with different works akin to avenue lighting, site visitors programs, rainwater drainage community and irrigation programs,” he added.
Accomplished PhasesRTA has accomplished the development of quite a few intersections inside Al Shindagha Hall Enchancment Mission, together with the opening of the intersection of Sheikh Rashid Street and Oud Metha Street (Wafi Intersection), and the intersection of Sheikh Rashid Street and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road, which entailed the development of two bridges on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road comprising two lanes in every route. It additionally included the development of a one-lane bridge from Zaabeel Road within the route of Sheikh Rashid Street and a tunnel on Sheikh Rashid Street within the route of the junction of Sheikh Rashid and Al Mankhool Roads comprising 4 lanes in every route.
RTA additionally opened 5 bridges resulting in Dubai Islands, which offer entry/exit factors to Dubai Islands on the intersection of Al Khaleej Road and -Abu Baker Al Siddique Street. The bridges and ramps span 2,571 metres in size and have a complete capability of roughly 20,700 autos per hour.
Moreover, RTA opened a foremost bridge on Al Khaleej Road extending 570 metres that includes three lanes within the route of Bur Dubai in addition to a floor junction on the crossing of Al Khaleej Road and Omar bin Al Khattab Road. The bridge handles 4,800 autos per hour and serves the site visitors on Al Khaleej Road inbound from the junction of Abu Baker Al Siddique Street and Dubai Islands within the route of Al Shindagha Tunnel.
Early final 12 months RTA accomplished Infinity Bridge extending roughly 295m and consisting of six lanes in every route along with a mixed 3-metre-wide monitor for pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge options an architectural arch formed within the type of the infinity image rising 42m on the high. It boasts an iconic structural design impressed by the infinity idea, which replicates the limitless ambitions of Dubai. The bridge, with its distinctive architectural design, is a novel landmark of Dubai globally.
Falcon Junction RTA additionally accomplished the Falcon Intersection Enchancment Mission, that includes the development of two main bridges on Al Khaleej Road. The primary bridge extends 750 metres northward, and the second stretches 1075 metres southward. The bridges have 6 lanes in every route with a capability of as much as 24,000 autos per hour in each instructions. Works embody the development of a single-lane bridge extending 250 metres for the right-turn from Khalid bin Al Waleed Street to Al Khaleej Road with a capability of 1600 autos per hour. Works underway embody a two-lane 500-metre tunnel for left turns from Khaled bin Al Waleed Road to Al Mina Road able to dealing with 3200 autos per hour along with a floor signalised intersection linking Al Khaleej Road with Al Ghubaiba and Khaled bin Al Waleed Roads.
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