Dubai: Four out of the five planned bridges on Dubai's Al Khail Road are now open to traffic. Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on October 13, that the fourth bridge - connecting traffic from Al Meydan Road to Alkhail Road towards Deira has now been opened.
The bridge is part of the Al Khail improvement project by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and here’s how it will make your journey easier.
Fourth bridge on Al Khail Road
The two-lane bridge is 640 metres long and can accomodate 3,200 vehicles per hour. The project also includes improvements to surface roads along 1,350 metres of length, facilitating traffic from Al Khail Road to Ras Al Khor Road, reducing travel time from 15 minutes to three minutes.
New bridge near JVC
Earlier this month, another bridge had been opened to the public near Jumeirah Village Circle, making it easier for motorists to access Al Khail Road and reducing traffic.
The two-lane bridge is located between the intersections of Al Khamila street and Hessa street, near Jumeirah Village Circle. The bridge connects traffic from Al Khail Road to Hessa Street and stretches across 700 metres, accommodating up to 3,200 cars per hour.
As part of the project, you will also find it easier to use the surface roads, which have been improved over a stretch of 900 metres around Jumeirah Village Circle, to Al Khail Road towards Deira, as part of the improvement project.
On September 1, the RTA also announced the opening of two new bridges, as part of the Al Khail Development Project.
• The first bridge is located in Zaa’beel. The 700-metre-long bridge has three lanes and connects traffic from Zaa’beel Palace Street and Oud Metha Street to Al Khail Road towards Jebel Ali.
• The second bridge is located in Al Quoz 1. The 650-metre-long bridge has two lanes, connecting Al Meydan Street to Al Khail Road towards Jebel Ali.
What is the Al Khail Road improvement project?
If you drive down Al Khail Road, you will inevitably notice roadworks that are part of the Al Khail Road development project, which the RTA has split across seven sites along the highway. In September, the RTA announced that the Dh700 million project, is 80 per cent complete. This month, the last of the five bridges bridges are expected to be opened, improving traffic towards Deira.
