“Dubai Roads” has completed 13 bicycle paths in various regions of the emirate

The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai has completed 13 bicycle paths as part of a plan currently being implemented, including 15 paths, distributed across various regions of the Emirate of Dubai, with a length of 162 km, to provide a network of paths linking from the existing paths in the Al Khawaneej area to the Al Mamzar area, and from the Al Warqa area to Saih Al Salam, and from the Financial Center to the Jumeirah area, and work is underway to complete the implementation of pedestrian and bicycle bridges, which are the largest in the emirate, including a bridge on Sheikh Mohammed bin Road. Zayed Path, linking Al Khawaneej to Al Mamzar Beach, and another on Dubai – Al Ain Road, linking the Saih Al Salam Path to the path in the Al Warqaa and Al Khawaneej area, and a bridge on Sheikh Zayed Road, linking the bicycle path in the Al Sufouh and Jumeirah area, to the bicycle path on Hessa Street, and a bridge on Al Khail Road, connecting Dubai Hills to the bicycle path on Hessa Street and Mall of the Emirates, and all paths will be opened during the second quarter of this year.

The implementation of bicycle paths comes within the framework of a comprehensive plan to raise the total length of bicycle paths to 1,000 km by 2030.

The Authority’s efforts to develop an integrated network of bicycle paths contributed to consolidating the global leadership of the Emirate of Dubai, and its entry into the list of the top 100 bicycle-friendly cities in the world, according to the results of the Copenhagen Bicycle Index for the year 2025, thus becoming the best city in the Middle East to achieve this achievement. The Copenhagen Index is one of the most prominent international indicators specialized in evaluating the suitability of cities for using bicycles, and it relies on a set of criteria that include the quality of infrastructure, the level of bicycle use, institutional support and policies related to mobility. Flexible.

Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, confirmed that the Authority’s expansion in the implementation of bicycle and pedestrian paths and bridges comes as a translation of the directives of the wise leadership (may God protect it) to raise the level of traffic safety and provide a safe and sustainable transportation environment for all road users, transform Dubai into a city friendly to pedestrians and bicycles, and enhance the quality of life in the city to achieve happiness for the residents and visitors of Dubai, and transform it into a city friendly to pedestrians and bicycles.

The existing bicycle paths, which are planned to be implemented in the future, provide a network linking residential areas in the Emirate of Dubai to the main attractions and mass transit stations, to encourage the emirate’s residents to use bicycles and sustainable individual means of transportation on first- and last-mile trips.

He pointed out that the selection of the path locations was based on careful field studies, taking into account population density, and achieving integration between land uses, tourist and economic attractions, and mass transit stations, with the aim of enhancing the flow of traffic and facilitating the movement of road users, including pedestrians and bicycles, on the streets in a safe manner.

Bicycle trips

The Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors stressed that Dubai’s entry into the global rankings of the Copenhagen Index comes as a culmination of the continuous efforts led by the Roads and Transport Authority to develop an integrated network of bicycle paths, in line with the strategy: (Bicycle-Friendly Dubai), which has contributed to creating a qualitative shift in the concept of sustainable urban mobility.

He explained that the authority’s efforts contributed to increasing the length of bicycle paths from 560 km by the end of 2024 to 636 km by the end of 2025, increasing the satisfaction rate of riders with the bicycle infrastructure in the Emirate of Dubai, to 85%, and increasing the number of bicycle trips from 46.6 million trips in 2024 to 57.3 million trips in 2025, an increase of 23.5%, in addition to reaching the percentage of the population that can access the infrastructure. Infrastructure for bicycle paths reaches 22.3% of the population of the Emirate of Dubai.

Completed paths

The completed projects included the implementation of bicycle paths in various areas of the Emirate of Dubai, including paths in the Al Khawaneej 2 and Al Barsha 2 areas, within the model residential areas project, with a length of 18.5 km, including 8 km of bicycle paths in the Al Khawaneej 2 area, and 10.5 km paths in the Al Barsha 2 area.

The project also included the implementation of 700-meter-long bicycle paths in the Tolerance neighborhood, and the flexible transportation project, which included implementing improvements in flexible transportation and around mass transit stations, in the Souq Al-Kabeer area with the Hor Al Anz and Abu Hail areas, and five mass transit stations, namely: Burjuman, Sharaf DG, Deira Palm, Baniyas, and Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall. The scope of work also included providing dedicated paths for bicycles and electric scooters, along 25 km, improving existing pedestrian walkways, and applying the concept of safe streets to internal streets.

Among the completed projects are the implementation of pedestrian and bicycle paths and individual means of transportation with a length of approximately 7 kilometers, with the aim of linking the area to the On Passif metro station and Al Quoz bus station, and the implementation of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge on Al Manara Street, to provide smooth movement of pedestrians and cyclists in the area and its surroundings. Its design took into account the addition of aesthetic touches, consistent with the nature of the identity of the area, its facilities and components. The length of the bridge is 45 meters, with a width of 5 and a half meters. meter, and 6 meters high. The bridge includes two ramps on both sides, with a length of 210 meters for each ramp.

The completed projects also included implementing a bicycle and pedestrian path at the entrances to the Al Warqaa area, linking it to paths in the region with a length of 11 km, and bicycle paths within the Shindagha Axis development project, with a length of approximately 10 km.

Projects under implementation

Work is currently underway to implement a path for bicycles and electric scooters within the Hessa Street development project, with a length of 13.5 kilometers and a width of 4.5 metres, including 2.5 meters for the path for bicycles and scooters, and two meters for the pedestrian path. The path connects the Al Sufouh area to Dubai Hills through Hessa Street, and serves 12 vital and diverse clusters between residential, commercial, educational and service, and residential areas such as Al Barsha and Barsha Heights. The project contributes to enhancing public travel. The first and last mile, through connectivity with the Dubai Internet City Metro Station, and commercial and service attractions in the region.

The new path is unique in the presence of two bridges: the first crosses Sheikh Zayed Road, with a length of 528 metres, and the second crosses Al Khail Road, with a length of 501 metres. The width of each bridge is five metres, including three meters for the path for bicycles and electric scooters, and two meters for pedestrians. The two bridges are distinguished by their unique engineering design derived from the environment surrounding the bridge, as the design idea of ​​the bridge that crosses Sheikh Zayed Road expresses interconnection and communication through the use of lines intersecting with each other.

The design of the open bridge structure provides a better view of the area and the towers surrounding it, while the design of the bridge that crosses Al Khail Street expresses the lines of light resulting from the sun’s rays, which express a smooth path, giving pedestrians and cyclists a feeling of calm, away from the noise of the street, as the design took into account the path of the sun to integrate its radiation with the design.

The project contributes to enhancing first- and last-mile trips, by connecting with the Dubai Internet City metro station, and commercial and service attractions in the region, and the path’s capacity is estimated at about 5,200 users per hour.

The Authority is also implementing two pedestrian and bicycle bridges, which are considered among the largest pedestrian and bicycle bridges. The first is on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, linking the Al Twar area and the Muhaisnah area, with a length of 816 metres, and the second bridge on Dubai-Al Ain Road connects the Dubai Silicon Oasis and Liwan areas, with a length of 719 metres.

The Authority is also implementing a bicycle and pedestrian path in a number of areas, including: Al Warqaa, Al Nahda Street in Al Qusais, Tunis Street, International City, Dubai Silicon Oasis, and Wadi Al Safa, in addition to the Jumeirah and Al Quoz areas, with a length of 64 kilometers.

Within the Future Street development project, the Authority is also implementing a 4-kilometre bicycle path, as well as bicycle paths in a number of development areas, with a total length of 7 kilometres, including 2-kilometre paths, within the Al-Ruwayyah Street development project, which connects Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street, and serves the Warsan 4 and Dubai Silicon Oasis areas, which are considered vital residential and commercial areas, in addition to the city of Dubai. The academy, which includes a large student population.

As well as implementing a 3.2-kilometre bicycle path, as part of a main street development project in the Wadi Al Safa 5 area, linking Emirates Road and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street, and serving the Arabian Ranches 3 and Villanova areas, in addition to a approximately 2-kilometre bicycle path, within a road development project in the Al Safa 4 area, serving a number of development areas such as Falcon City and City of Arabia.