UAE | Traffic and Transport
New Garhoud Bridge to open to traffic on Saturday
Four lanes on the new Al Garhoud Bridge will open to traffic from Saturday, December 15, said a senior official.
- By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter
- Published: 15:52 December 11, 2007
- Image Credit: Atiq-Ur-Rahman/Gulf News
- A view of the new Al Garhoud bridge, four lanes of which will open on Saturday to motorists.
Dubai: Four lanes on the new Al Garhoud Bridge will open to traffic from Saturday, December 15, said a senior official.
“Four lanes on the bridge will be opened from Bur Dubai to Deira side while the motorists coming from Deira to Bur Dubai will continue to use the old Al Garhoud Bridge,'' said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority.
The new bridge, which consists of 14 lanes, will be fully opened in March next year.
The old bridge will be demolished once the new bridge is fully operational.
Your comments
Toll gate or no toll gate, one still has to suffer two-hour traffic jams on very same road every day.
Tanveer
Dubai,UAE
Posted: December 12, 2007, 14:16
Salik gates have already reduced the traffic on the existing Garhoud bridge. The old bridge now offers unhindered access across the creek; the surrounding arterial road networks remain clogged. It will indeed by a funny sight when 14 bridge lanes are open and the same number of vehicles, which use the existing bridge, ply over them. Then, there will be more room for drivers to weave about and cut others off in seven lanes rather than in only three lanes!
Helmut
Dubai,UAE
Posted: December 12, 2007, 14:02
The opening of the new bridge may create a bottleneck as you head towards Deira City Center. As of December 15, the bridge will have four lanes open to traffic which will merge into two tracks until the third track is completed. When seven tracks on either side will be opened it may result in bumper to bumper traffic if the roads are not expanded.
Nick
Ajman,UAE
Posted: December 12, 2007, 13:39
I think that the Roads and Transport Authority has done a good job by getting the Salik implemented. It has really eased the traffic. Hats off to the and Dubai goverment.
Prakash
Dubai,UAE
Posted: December 12, 2007, 13:13
This is good news. Hats off to the
Roads and Transport Authority.
Sriram
Dubai,UAE
Posted: December 12, 2007, 11:48
Will there be toll charges again. We would hope that the new bridge should not burden vehicle owners with a new set of fees.
Anu
Dubai,UAE
Posted: December 12, 2007, 10:25
Will having toll gates to enter and exit Dubai serve any purpose at all? I feel it is a bit too much.
Mohammad
Sharjah,UAE
Posted: December 12, 2007, 00:47
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