Dubai: A number of roads will be closed on Friday December 16, 2016, due to a cycling tournament that will take place around the city of Dubai, organisers of the Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge have announced.
In a statement, organisers said: “We would like to thank all the residents of the communities and hope that this causes as little inconvenience as possible . The police will assist wherever possible and will allow traffic through if there are no cyclists at that time.”
Roads Closed |
Close Time | Re-Open Time |
|---|---|---|
| Autodrome Exit to Turin Boulevard | 6.00am | 10.00am |
| Turin Boulevard/Hessa Street Intersection | 6.04am | 9.51am |
| Hessa Street (Between Turin Blvd and Remraam) | 6.10am | 9.13am |
| Hessa Street (Between E311 and Al Asayal Rd - going towards E11) | 6.50am | 8.21am |
| Hessa Street (Between Al Asayal Rd and E311 - going towards E311) | 6.58am | 9.49am |
| Dubai Studio City (Between Hessa St and Al Qudra Rd) | 6.14am | 9.08am |
| Al Qudra Road (Going from Studio City towards Al Qudra 2nd Roundabout) | 6.17am | 8.27am |
| Al Qudra Road (Going from Al Qudra 2nd Roundabout towards Studio City) | 6.31am | 9.02am |
| Hessa Street (Between Studio City and Turin Blvd - going towards Turin Blvd) | 6.50am | 9.51am |
| Al Asayal Street (Going from Hessa St to Garn Al Savkha) | 6.58am | 8.39am |
| Al Asayal Street (Going from Garn Al Sabkha to Hessa St) | 7.28am | 9.36am |
| Garn Al Sabkha (Between Al Asayal St and 1st Al Khail Rd - going towards JLT) | 7.07am | 8.45am |
| Garn Al Sabkha (Bwtween Al Asayal St and 1st Al Khail Rd - going towards Al Asayal) | 7.24am | 9.20am |
| 1st Al Khail Road (JLT to Emirates Hills) | 7.10am | 8.59am |
| 1st Al Khail Road (Emirates Hills to JLT) | 7.17am | 9.13am |
A number of roads will be closed in Dubai from 6-10am, and will re-open at varying times.
The route map shows that cyclists will pass through Hessa Street, Al Qudra Road and on to Al Khail Road.
The road closures will take place during the weekend where Dubai International Airport expects to about 7 million flyers to pass through the city this month alone, with the biggest holiday crowds anticipated to show up this weekend, December 16 and 17, and on December 22.
