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RTA opens 4-lane bridge linking Al Manama, Al

Meydan streets

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Saturday in each direction to link Al Meydan and Al Manama
opened a new bridge linking Al Manama and Al Streets and serve the development projects of
Meydan streets crossing over Dubai-Al Ain Road. RTA Meydan. The intersection will improve traffic safety
has accordingly eradicated the previous roundabout and ease the traffic flow on the intersection during
and adjusted the sloping ends of the existing bridges peak hours.
on Al Meydan Street. RTA has completed 85 percent of construction
The bridge extends 328 metres and consists of 4 lanes on Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project; one
in each direction. The sloping ends of the bridge span of the biggest infrastructure projects currently
400 metres and the capacity of the bridge is 16,000 undertaken by RTA. Upon completion, the project
vehicles per hour in both directions. is expected to benefit about 1.5 million people,
«The new bridge is part of the Dubai-Al Ain Road enhance the traffic flow, and improve the link with
Improvement Project currently under construction Ras Al Khor Road, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed
by RTA. The project scope covers constructing six Road, Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street
key intersections and widening the road from 3 to 6 and the Emirates Road.
lanes in each direction over a 17 km stretch from the «It will also serve the existing and future development
intersection with the Emirates Road to the intersection projects on both sides of the Dubai-Al Ain Road, and
of Bu Kadra and Ras Al Khor,» said Mattar Mohammed double up the road capacity from 6,000 vehicles
Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of to 12,000 vehicles in each direction. It will also
Executive Directors of the RTA. reduce the transit time on the road from Bu Kadra
The project, he said, includes remarking of the traffic intersection to the Emirates Road intersection from
lanes at the intersection of Al Manama Street and 16 to 8 minutes, which will ease snarls that used to
Dubai Al Ain Road, and constructing a 4-land bridge extend about 2 km,» he added.

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