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Al Khawaneej Road the remaining construction works, such that the Roads (Al Khawaneej Roundabout) from 330 seconds

bridge will be ready for opening by the end of March to 45 seconds. It will double up the capacity of the
Improvement Project reaches 60% completion this year,» noted Al Tayer. junction from 8,000 to 16,000 vehicles per hour.
«The Improvement of Al Khawaneej Roads Project is Replacing the roundabout at the intersection of Al

one of the key strategic projects for improving the links Khawaneej-Al Amardi Roads by a surface junction
between Dubai and Sharjah through the improvement will halve the waiting time from 120 seconds to 60

of vertical roads linking with the Emirates Road and seconds,» added Al Tayer.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road up to Airport It also follows the opening of the Tripoli Street
Street. The project will also accommodate the current Improvement Project, providing a link between Sheikh
and projected growth of traffic. Upon completion, it Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road. The

will slash the travel time between Emirates Road and opening of this 12-km road eased the traffic flow,
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road from 25 minutes improved the entry points at Al Warqa and Mirdif

to 9 minutes, and the waiting time at the junction of along Tripoli Road, and improved the overall safety
Al Khawaneej-Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan along the corridor.

Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, closed section of the tunnel and is currently working

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the on the supporting walls of the open section of the
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that tunnel. Works are expected to be completed and the
the work on the Al Khawaneej Road Improvement tunnel to be opened for traffic this March,» said Al
Project is 60 percent completed. Tayer.

The project works include the construction of three «Work progress rates also reached 60 percent on the
intersections or service roads extending 23 km along bridge leading to Al Awir, following the installation
Al Khawaneej and Al Amardi Roads. of precast bridge parts across Emirates Road in the

«The completion rate reached 82 percent at the direction of Abu Dhabi- Sharjah. Works are currently
underpass intersection of Al Khawaneej Road and underway for the installation of other parts at Al
Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road. The Amardi, which are expected to be completed by the

contractor completed the construction works at the end of this month. Then the contractor will undertake

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