The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has accomplished 65 per cent of building works on a 1,500m bridge that includes two lanes in every course, offering direct entry between Sheikh Zayed Highway and Dubai Harbour, a landmark waterfront vacation spot that hosts the biggest yacht marinas within the Center East.
The venture contractor has accomplished 90 per cent of works associated to upgrading and adjusting utility providers intersecting with the venture, alongside the implementation of permitted site visitors diversions.
These measures are designed to make sure easy site visitors movement and permit building and highway works to progress in keeping with the permitted schedule.
The venture is anticipated to be accomplished within the third quarter of the present 12 months.
Sheikh Zayed Highway – Dubai Harbour bridge venture
Mattar Al Tayer, Director Basic, Chairman of the Board of Government Administrators of the Roads and Transport Authority, stated: “This venture displays the directives of our management to develop an built-in infrastructure that helps the fast city and financial development witnessed by Dubai.
“It represents a sensible mannequin of efficient integration and shut collaboration between RTA and strategic private-sector companions, guaranteeing that highway and transport tasks are aligned with city growth plans in new areas and alongside the emirate’s waterfront.
“Such coordination enhances the mobility expertise, helps high quality of life, and advances Dubai’s imaginative and prescient of strengthening its place as a number one world metropolis to reside, work, and make investments.”
The venture consists of the development of a bridge extending from Interchange 5 on Sheikh Zayed Highway, close to the American College in Dubai, passing via the intersection of Al Naseem Road and Al Falak Road, and crossing over King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Road, earlier than connecting to Dubai Harbour Road.
The bridge spans 1,500 metres and includes two lanes in every course, with a complete capability of roughly 6,000 autos per hour.
The venture additionally consists of at-grade enchancment works at 4 key intersections alongside the hall:
- Interchange 5 on Sheikh Zayed Highway
- Al Falak Road with Al Naseem Road intersection
- King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Road with Al Naseem Road intersection
- Dubai Harbour Road
Decreasing congestion
As soon as accomplished, the venture will improve site visitors movement and cut back journey time from 12 minutes to simply 3 minutes.
Abdulla Binhabtoor, CEO of Shamal Holding, stated: “Dubai Harbour Bridge represents a major development in infrastructure connecting town to its waterfront, additional strengthening Dubai Harbour’s place as a completely built-in and extremely related maritime vacation spot.”
“This venture displays Shamal’s dedication to delivering iconic locations that elevate Dubai’s city and architectural panorama. It’s pushed by a long-term funding imaginative and prescient and thoroughly calibrated planning, underpinned by strategic selections knowledgeable by our deep understanding of how locations evolve.
“This allows us to establish the optimum timing for funding of their development, supporting the creation of extra seamless and adaptable environments able to providing pleasurable and sustainable experiences.”
“The bridge additionally facilitates each day commute to and from Dubai Harbour via its direct connection to Sheikh Zayed Highway, enhancing the standard of life for residents and guests alike.
“We’re proud to ship this venture in collaboration with the Roads and Transport Authority, embodying the sensible management’s imaginative and prescient of creating a world-class connectivity ecosystem that varieties a cornerstone of Dubai’s long-term development”.
Dubai Harbour
Dubai Harbour enjoys a primary location between Bluewaters Island and Palm Jumeirah, in shut proximity to a few of Dubai’s most iconic landmarks, together with Burj Al Arab.
The vacation spot options a variety of residential, retail, and leisure choices.
A growth venture is at the moment underway throughout a stretch of 1.5 km, that includes a residential advanced of 24 towers and roughly 7,500 residential flats.
