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Dubai to flag off four road projects
The Dubai government has decided to kick start at least four major road projects to ease traffic congestion in the city at the earliest opportunity.
- By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:00 September 28, 2006
Dubai: The Dubai government has decided to kick start at least four major road projects to ease traffic congestion in the city at the earliest opportunity.
The projects include the construction of a floating bridge over Dubai Creek, the replacement of the First Interchange [Defence Roundabout] with a three-tier interchange, the Dubai Outer Bypass Road and the Sufouh Roads Network.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved awarding the contracts and ordered to immediately start work on these vital projects.
Shaikh Mohammad also reviewed a plan of Dubai Outer Bypass Road and directed to speed up the implementation of the project.
Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director, Roads and Transport Authority, said the construction on the First Interchange on Shaikh Zayed would start on October 4 this year. It will be completed in 30 months at a cost of Dh617 million.
This new interchange is expected to ensure free flow of traffic on all directions from Shaikh Zayed Road, Doha Street and Al Safa Street.
The project includes the construction of a tunnel to link service road behind Mazaya Centre with the service road behind Shangrila Hotel on Shaikh Zayed Road.
The total length of bridges and ramps, which will be part of the intersection, will be more than three kilometres, while the length of tunnels will be 850 metres.
The First Intersection will also provide easy access to service roads leading to Burj Dubai community, Business Bay and surrounding areas.
Al Tayer said the construction on the Floating Bridge will also start in October this year. The bridge, first of its kind in the Gulf, will be completed in 10 months at a cost of Dh155 million.
The floating bridge will accommodate three thousand vehicles in each direction providing a quick solution to traffic jams on Al Maktoum and Al Garhoud Bridges, especially during the peak morning and evening hours.
The bridge is expected to ease traffic congestion by 37% on the Al Maktoum Bridge, which is used by more than 150,000 vehicles every day.
The RTA chief said work on the Al Sufouh Roads Network project has already started on September 18 and it will be completed by January 30, 2008. The total cost of the project is Dh220 million.
The project includes construction of a road to link Al Sufouh with Dubai Marina and expansion of the existing Dubai Marina Bridge to one lane to three lanes in each direction.
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has finalised plans to construct the Dubai Outer Bypass Road.
Work on the road will start by 2006 end. The project includes the expansion of the current 23km part of the Dubai Outer Bypass Road from Sharjah-Dubai borders to Dubai-Al Ain Road from two lanes to five lanes in each direction.
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