Dubai: Several traffic diversions will be made near Ibn Batutta Mall, affecting residential and commercial complexes.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Thursday announced that several changes are being made along Ibn Battuta Street, which includes Discovery Gardens, The Gardens, Al Furjan and other districts developed by Nakheel Properties.
The traffic diversions result in reducing the number of lanes from three to two in each direction along Ibn Battuta Street between Street 2 and Street 6, according to the RTA.
#RTA has initiated several changes in streets linked with works in progress of #Route2020 Project. pic.twitter.com/4BQJu6Hpb8
— RTA (@RTA_Dubai) June 22, 2017
Changes also include widening Street 1A parallel to Ibn Battuta Street so that it will become a dual carriageway of two lanes in each direction instead of a street of a single-lane in each direction; which will enhance the traffic flow.
Works will start in August this year and continue until the project completion.
The changes are undertaken as part of works for completing Route 2020 Project.
The traffic changes also include closing the entrance in the direction of Street 1A from Streets 2, 2A and 4, where water and electricity line extensions are protected.
Ibn Battuta had previously been closed from Street 11 to Street 13, and a temporary U-Turn had been made at Street 11.
