Multi-million Dollar Project Cuts Travel Time Between Dubai And Sharjah To Just Minutes
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is investing US$102 million (AED374 million) in a roads and infrastructure initiative aimed at reducing travel time between Dubai and Sharjah to just 12 minutes.
As part of this initiative, RTA has awarded a contract for the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Street Intersection Improvement Project at Garn Al Sabkha Street.
To achieve this, the project involves the construction of four bridges that will span a distance of three kilometers. These bridges will be strategically located to facilitate vehicular traffic and reduce congestion.
The first bridge, 960 meters long and two-lane, will be at the intersection of Garn Al Sabkha and Al Asayel streets. It will ensure a continuous flow of traffic between Sheikh Zayed Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road with a capacity of 8,000 vehicles per hour.
The second bridge, 660 meters long and dual carriageway, will serve traffic from westbound Garn Al Sabkha Road to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road towards Al Qusais and Sharjah. The handling capacity is 3,200 vehicles per hour.
The third bridge, also a dual carriageway, will be 700 meters long and will facilitate traffic from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road to Al Yalayis Road towards Jebel Ali Port. It will also have a capacity for 3,200 vehicles per hour.
The fourth bridge, a 680-meter two-lane link, will ensure a smooth flow of traffic from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road to the access road to Dubai Production City. The handling capacity is 3,200 vehicles per hour.
In addition to the bridges, the project includes 7 kilometers of roadworks, road crossing improvements on the secondary road parallel to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, and the installation of public lighting, traffic lights and systems, and drainage networks and systems. Irrigation. . .
When completed, the project is expected to reduce travel distance and time by 40%. For motorists traveling from Garn Al Sabkha Street to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road towards Al Qusais and Sharjah, the rush hour travel time is reduced from 20 minutes to just 12 minutes.
In addition, the project will reduce the travel time by 70% between Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Al Yalayis Road, a key route to Jebel Ali Port. Travel time will be reduced from 21 minutes to just 7 minutes.
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