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RTA opens Al Khawaneej to 60 seconds,» explained Al Tayer. signalised junctions. Other construction underway

He continued to say, «The project includes the include streetlights, rainwater drainage system,

Roads Improvement Project to improve Dubai-Sharjah link construction of a tunnel of three lanes in each directional signs, road markings, and protection

direction extending 680 metres at the intersection of works for road safety,» elaborated Al Tayer.

Al Khawaneej Road with Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al The construction of Al Khawaneej Roads Improvement

Nahyan Road. Works also included the construction Project follows the completion and opening of all

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened Zayed Road up to the Airport Street.»

Al Khawaneej Roads Improvement Project.The project «The project aims to accommodate the current and of a surface signalised junction to ensure free and phases of Improvements of the Airport Street Project

includes an underpass of three lanes in each direction projected future growth of traffic. It contributes to safe traffic flow on Al Khawaneej Road, and upgrading involving upgrading four intersections: Rashidiya, Nad

the existing roundabout at the intersection of Al Al Hamar, Marrakech, and Casablanca. The project

at the junction of Al Khawaneej and Sheikh Zayed bin slashing the travel time between the Emirates Road

Khawaneej-Al Amardi Roads to a signalised junction. had immensely improved the traffic flow, reduced the
Hamdan Al Nahyan Roads as well as a bridge of two lanes and the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road from 25

«The intersection of Al Amardi-Emirates Roads has waiting time and sorted out congestions caused by

in each direction at the junction of Al Amardi and Emirates minutes to 9 minutes, and the waiting time at the

also been upgraded to a flyover of two lanes in each overlapping traffic.

Roads in the direction of Al Awir, said an RTA statement. junction of Al Khawaneej-Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan

direction extending 201 metres above the Emirates It also follows the opening of the Tripoli Road
Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Al Nahyan Roads (Al Khawaneej Roundabout) from

Road in the direction of Al Awir,» he noted. Improvement Project providing a link between Sheikh

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of 330 seconds to just 45 seconds.

«Work is currently underway of constructing a Mohamed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road. The

the RTA, said, «The Improvement of Al Khawaneej «It also doubles up the capacity of the junction from

footbridge near Arabian Centre at Al Khawaneej Road, opening of this 12-km road eased the traffic flow,
Roads Project is one of the key strategic projects 8,000 to 16,000 vehicles per hour, and halves the

service roads extending 23 km along Al Khawaneej improved the entry points of Al Warqaa and Mirdif

for improving the links between Dubai and Sharjah waiting time at the intersection of Al Khawaneej-

and Al Amardi Roads, and some improvements in three along Tripoli Road and enhanced the safety along the

through the improvement of vertical roads linking Al Amardi Roads, which has been upgraded from a

junctions at Algiers Street, which will be upgraded to corridor, said the RTA statement.

with the Emirates Road and Sheikh Mohamed bin roundabout to a surface junction, from 120 seconds

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