Dubai's Al Khail Road expansion work to be completed by end of 2012
Motorists using Dubai's Al Khail Road will have a smooth run from beginning of 2013
Dubai: Motorists using Al Khail Road in Dubai will have a smooth run from the beginning of next year as all the major interchanges and bridges being built to replace the roundabouts will open by the end of 2012.
“Some 88 to 96 per cent of the work on various interchanges and bridges has been completed and they will be opened to traffic by the end of this year,” said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
The RTA is carrying out the Al Khail Road Widening and Improvement Project at the cost of Dh1.925 billion, replacing the roundabouts and increasing the number of lanes.
Al Khail Road runs parallel to Shaikh Zayed Road linking the Business Bay Bridge and the Emirates Road near Jabel Ali.
It is a Salik free (no toll gate) road and is a vital link between various new commercial and residential communities.
Al Tayer said that construction work would be fully completed by the first half of 2013 with the opening of some auxiliary bridges. The project is being carried out in four phases.
