Dubai Roads opens two new bridges in Oud Metha and Al Asayel
DUBAI, 6 March / WAM / The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai today opened two main bridges within the Oud Metha and Al Asayel Streets development project, as part of the completion of the Sheikh Rashid Corridor development project, which connects Al Asayel Street to Al Khail Road, passing through Al Wasl Club Street, with the aim of enhancing the flow of traffic in the region.
The authority explained that the first bridge serves traffic coming from Al Asayel Street towards Al Wasl Club Street, while the second bridge serves traffic coming from Al Asayel Street to Al Khail Street towards the Business Bay crossing.
She indicated that 72% of the total project has been completed, in addition to the completion of about 70% of the construction work for the tunnel that serves traffic coming from Dubai – Al Ain Road towards the service road for Oud Metha Street, with the implementation of the rest of the work expected to open during the third quarter of this year continuing.
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, said that the project comes in implementation of the directives of the wise leadership to complete the development of Sheikh Rashid Corridor, in keeping with the urban and population growth in Dubai, and is considered one of the vital projects for developing the infrastructure of the road network.
He added that the project includes the development of four major intersections, the implementation of bridges and two tunnels with a length of 4,300 meters, and roads with a length of 14 kilometres, and serves the areas of Zabeel, Al Jadaf, Oud Metha and Umm Hurair, in addition to Latifa Hospital and Al Wasl Club, expected to benefit more than 420,000 people by 2030.
He pointed out that the project contributes to raising the capacity of Oud Metha Street from 10,400 vehicles per hour to 15,600 vehicles per hour in both directions, an increase of 50%. It also contributes to reducing travel time from 20 minutes to 5 minutes, an improvement of up to 75%.
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