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Local News
Road projects worth Dh115 million completed in Abu Dhabi
Roads and parking lots worth Dh114.8 million have the projects were also aimed at keeping pace with
recently been constructed in Abu Dhabi to ease traffic the rapid growth and development in the Capital.
and solve parking woes, authorities announced on Drainage networks that will collect rainwater were
Wednesday. also built and a number of street lights were put up.
The Abu Dhabi Municipality said that as part of these The goal is to strengthen Abu Dhabi’s position as a
infrastructure projects, new roads were built and old modern city with an ideal infrastructure that meets
ones repaired; parking lots and service roads were international standards and specifications.
constructed; intersections improved; and entry points “Improving and developing roads and parking spaces
to residential areas were created. also raises the commercial and real estate value in
Besides ensuring road safety on Abu Dhabi Island, Abu Dhabi city,” said the municipality.
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Contractors News
RTA completes 72% of works in the intersection of
Al Khawaneej-Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Roads
Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, progress of the project at the site. Recently the
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA opened the surface signalised junction of Al
the Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, announced Khawaneej-Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan
that the completion rate of construction works in Roads, which eased the traffic congestion by 40
the intersection of Al Khawaneej-Sheikh Zayed bin percent compared to the situation with the previous
Hamdan Al Nahyan Roads had reached 72 percent. Roundabout. Completion rates reached 73 percent in
Al Tayer expected all work on the intersection to be the underpass of Al Khawaneej Road, and 45 percent
completed and the tunnel opened in March 2021. in the bridge leading to Al Awir. Recently, the RTA
He also reported that the completion rate of the completed the surface junction of Al Khawaneej-
entire Al Khawaneej Road Improvement Project Al Amardi Streets as well as the improvements of
had clocked 52 percent. The project encompassed junctions of Algeria Street at Al Warqaa nearby
improving three main intersections on Al Khawaneej Uptown Mirdif and Shorooq and Ghoroob Mirdif.
and Al Amardi Streets, and the construction of Al Tayer explained, «The improvement of Al Khawaneej
service roads extending 23km along Al Khawaneej Corridor is one of the key strategic projects for
and Al Amardi Streets. improving the links between Dubai and Sharjah
Al Tayer made these remarks during a tour of the through the improvement of vertical roads linking
project accompanied by engineers to inspect the with the Emirates Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin
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