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RTA opens two bridges, one tunnel under Falcon

Interchange Improvement Project Rashid (Port Rashid), and additional parking spaces bridge spans 780 metres and has three lanes for
beneath the new bridge to serve the area,” he added.
traffic from Falcon Interchange heading to Al Wasl
Road, with a capacity of 5,400 vehicles per hour. The
“The work entails the opening of two main bridges
on Al Khaleej Street extending 1825 metres, each of third bridge extends 985 metres and has two lanes to
them having six lanes with a total capacity of 12,000 serve the traffic from Jumeirah Road to Al Mina Street
vehicles per hour in both directions. The first bridge and heading toward the Falcon Interchange, with an
measures 750 metres while the second bridge extends expected capacity of 3,200 vehicles per hour.
1075 metres in the Southern direction. These bridges The project also entails the improvement of roads
are linked to the new Infinity Bridge and Al Shindagha spanning 4.8 km, along with the upgrading of surface
Tunnel from Deira side as well as the improved junctions on Jumeirah Road, Al Mina Street, and
junctions on Sheikh Rashid Road. Furthermore, a Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Street as
2-lane tunnel has been opened for left turns from well as the construction of two pedestrian bridges -
Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road to Al Mina Street. This one on Sheikh Rashid Road and the other on Al Mina
tunnel stretches 500 metres and accommodates up Street. The project also covers the installation of road
to 3,200 vehicles per hour,» Al Tayer explained. lighting, traffic systems, rainwater drainage networks,
“The contractor is currently finalising the construction and irrigation system networks.
of the third bridge in the project which is a single- “Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project is one
lane slope bridge for right turns from Khalid Bin Al of the largest projects currently being undertaken
Waleed Road to Al Khaleej Street. The bridge spans by RTA with a total estimated cost of AED5.3 billion.
250 metres and accommodates up to 1,600 vehicles It encompasses the construction of 15 junctions
per hour. Works in progress also include a signalised spanning 13 km in total. Due to its massive scope, the
surface junction that connects Al Khaleej Street with project had been split into five phases. The Corridor
Al Ghubaiba Road and Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, serves Deira and Bur Dubai in addition to several
in addition to pavements, lighting, traffic systems, development projects such as Deira Islands, Dubai

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) today Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of rainwater drainage, and irrigation systems. It is Seafront, Dubai Maritime City and Mina Rashid. As
opened two major bridges and a tunnel spanning Dubai, and the follow-up of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin anticipated that all works will be completed by July such, it is expected to serve about one million people.
a total of 2,325 metres, with a capacity of 27,200 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of this year.» It will reduce the travel time from 104 minutes to
vehicles per hour, as part of the Falcon Interchange Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, to RTA has recently awarded the first contract under just 16 minutes by 2030, and the time saved over 20
Improvement Project located between Al Khaleej expedite the completion of the Al Shindagha corridor Phase 4 of Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement years will be worth about AED45 billion,” Al Tayer said
Street, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, and Al Ghubaiba to keep pace with the ongoing progress of the area Project. The scope of this contract covers Sheikh in conclusion.
Road. along the corridor and to cater to the demands of Rashid Road from its junction with Sheikh Khalifa bin
The two bridges are connected by the Infinity Bridge urban and population growth.” Zayed Street to the Falcon Interchange on Al Mina
and Al Shindagha Tunnel from the Northern side “The Falcon Interchange Improvement Project is a Street, stretching 4.8 km. Works under this phase
and will eventually link up with the bridges that RTA segment of the 13 km-long Al Shindagha Corridor include the construction of three bridges with a total
is currently constructing at the junction of Sheikh Improvement Project, spanning Sheikh Rashid Road, length of 3.1 km and a capacity of 19,400 vehicles
Rashid Road and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street from Al Mina Street, Al Khaleej Street, and Cairo Street. per hour for all lanes.
the Southern side. The improvement of the Falcon Interchange enables The first bridge, which extends 1,335 metres and has
a smooth traffic flow along Al Shindagha corridor (Al three lanes in each direction, facilitates the traffic
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of
the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said, “The Khaleej and Al Mina Street), besides increasing the flow between Sheikh Rashid Road and the Falcon
completion of this project is in line with the directives capacity, efficiency, and traffic safety of these two Interchange, with an estimated capacity of 10,800
of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al roads. It also offers entry and exit points to Mina vehicles per hour in both directions. The second

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