Dubai roads get clogged with morning rush hour

Dubai: Motorists faced heavy traffic on Thursday as an accident and the morning rush hour affected a number of vital roads in Dubai.

An accident on Al Ittihad Road brought traffic to a halt from the Sharjah direction, with tailbacks that reached after Dubai Police’s Headquarters.

Heavy traffic was witnessed along Airport Road and Al Rebat Street heading towards Deira, and Airport Tunnel was also filled with slow-moving cars.

A number of popular routes were heavy with congestion on Thursday morning’s rush hour, including Financial Centre Road, Shaikh Zayed Road after the Trade Centre Roundabout, and the Dubai-Al Ain Road starting from the Nad Al Sheba intersection that leads towards Dubai.

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