Look: Sheikh Mohammed takes a ride on new Jumeirah cycling track in Dubai

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened a dedicated cycling track extending 16 km alongside Jumeirah Beach. It connects with the existing cycling track at Jumeirah Street near Dubai Water Canal, with the track at King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street near Dubai Internet City.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai inspected the new bicycle path at Dubai's Jumeirah Beach on Wednesday. "As part of my field follow-up today, I inspected the new bike track on Jumeirah Beach," Sheikh Mohammed said in his tweet.

“The cycling track at Jumeirah Beach is a quality addition to the projects portfolio undertaken by the Dubai Government to encourage sports and recreational activities, which will raise the standard of living in the emirate. It helps the accessibility between development projects and attractions, especially medium journeys as well as first and last-mile journeys,” said Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority.

“The track serves several hotspots alongside Jumeirah Beach such as Sunset Mall, Open Beach, Dubai Sailing Club, Kite Beach, Umm Suqeim Park and Burj Al Arab. The public can use the track in practising cycling alongside the beach which have a variety of service facilities. They can also benefit from the shared bike services available at Sunset Mall, Al Manara Mosque and Umm Suqeim Park. The speed limit set for this track is 20 km/h and it is classified as part of the mobility, sports and entertainment tracks,” explained Al Tayer.

The Master Plan for Cycling Tracks 2026 aims at constructing additional cycling tracks extending 276 km, which will bring the total length of cycling tracks in the emirate to 739 km. The plan aims to link the tracks at the coastal areas, such as Jumeirah, Al Sufouh and Al Marina with the external tracks at Al Qudra, and Saih Al Salam via Al Barsha, Dubai Hills and Nad Al Sheba.

It is noteworthy that the dedicated cycling tracks constructed till now extend 520 km. RTA intends to push the total length of cycling tracks further to 739 km by 2026 to link vital areas in Dubai with various public transit means.

RTA has set a speed limit of 30 km/h at cycling tracks dedicated to amateurs, and a speed limit of 20 km/h at dedicated or shared tracks with pedestrians within urban areas. However, no specific speed limits are set for cycling tracks for training purposes.