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RTA Completes 85% of

Al Meydan Street Improvement Project
Dubai Municipality launches

comprehensive

safety campaign for

construction sites

across Emirate

Dubai Municipality has launched a robust safety and professional safety standards that safeguard
campaign aimed at enhancing compliance with and improve the safety of all people, particularly
safety standards and norms to create a safer at construction sites. These efforts support
working environment at every construction site the organization’s ambitious objectives of
throughout the Emirate. creating a smart, sustainable, and cutting-edge
construction sector in Dubai.
The campaign also targets all engineers,
consultants, supervisors, and workers, as well Dubai Municipality stated that it has adopted
as contracting and engineering consulting numerous measures to ensure and achieve Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Agency, RTA.
companies in Dubai. The objectives of the the highest standards of safety, in accordance announced the completion of 85% of the Al Meydan “The upcoming phase of the Al Meydan Street
campaign include safeguarding individuals with the guidelines highlighted in the ‘Code of Street Improvement Project, extending from the Al Improvement Project includes modifying entrances
working at the construction sites, reducing the Construction Safety Practice’. Most notable Khail Street intersection to the Cyclists Club. Works
number of accidents, dangers, and injuries, and among these is the implementation of 35,672 involved widening the street›s capacity from two and exits of the Mohammed Bin Rashid City for a
improving adherence to safety regulations and field surveillance visits on around 14,858 to three lanes as a minimum, replacing Al Meydan better traffic flow in the area. Additionally, landscaping
norms to ensure a secure working environment. construction sites during this year. This was Roundabout with a T-shaped signalised surface works are planned at the new Al Meydan intersection.
The entire project is expected to be completed by the
The Municipality underscored that it attributes part of the periodic tours conducted by the intersection, and transforming Al Quoz Roundabout beginning of the second quarter of 2024,” Al Shehhi
higher significance to worker’s safety and Municipality to ensure safety standards at into an extended street along the route. added.
protection as well as fostering a healthy working construction sites, enhance awareness among Through continuous improvements of Dubai›s
environment. As part of this, the Municipality contractors about the significance of adhering to infrastructure, RTA aims to enhance road efficiency RTA inaugurated a tunnel for bicycle lanes in Al
has launched several awareness campaigns to standards, and provide all personal protections to match urban growth and support the emirate›s Meydan area, measuring 160 meters in length
promote the concepts of structural safety as well to workers. and 6.6 meters in width, with a capacity to
as the significance of safeguarding safety and In addition to conducting worker medical sustainable development, thus ensuring smooth accommodate approximately 800 bicycles per hour.
health of workers at construction sites. examinations, Dubai Municipality also carried vehicular movement on Dubai›s roads. The transformation of the surface intersection of the

In addition, Dubai Municipality also supports out a number of awareness seminars, lectures, “The recent improvement works aimed to reduce the cycling track into a tunnel has facilitated free and
the use of several innovative means to prioritize and workshops under the ‘Safety Tent Activity’ travel time on Al Meydan Street from 8 minutes to continuous movement on Al Meydan lane, reducing
and implement safety requirements in the in Jebel Ali and Muhaisnah, which was launched just 1 minute during the morning period and from waiting times for cyclists due to the elimination of
construction sites to protect workers from any as part of the campaign activities. This 7 minutes to less than 1 minute in the evening. the surface intersection. This serves cyclists by
risks that may arise. This further echoes its was aimed at enhancing awareness among Moreover, congestion at intersections is expected to connecting development projects in Al Meydan area
efforts to offer a sustainable health system as construction site workers about security and drop significantly by 93.3% in average,” said Hamad to Nad Al Sheba and the Cyclists Club through the
well as develop and implement the best public safety requirements. Al Shehhi, Director of Roads, Traffic and Roads dedicated cycling track.

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