Dubai has embarked on a new road improvement project that is set to dramatically cut down travel times by up to 70% in key corridors, including routes towards Sharjah.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Sunday that the Garn Al Sabkha-Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed roads intersection improvement project, which includes the construction of four bridges spanning nearly 3km, is now halfway through completion.
This project is a significant part of the broader initiative to upgrade Garn Al Sabkha Street, a crucial link between Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed roads.
The primary objective is to ensure seamless traffic flow between these two highways and the First Al Khail and Al Asayel streets.
Upon completion, the project is expected to reduce journey times by 40% for traffic moving from Garn Al Sabkha Street to Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road towards Al Qusais and Sharjah.
Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors at RTA, highlighted the impact of the project, noting, “It will slash the peak-hour journey times from 20 minutes to just 12. It will also diminish the journey time by 70 per cent — from 21 minutes to seven — for traffic going from Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road to Al Yalayis Road towards Jebel Ali Port.”
The four bridges are strategically designed to alleviate specific traffic bottlenecks:
- The first bridge at the intersection of Garn Al Sabkha and Al Asayel streets will facilitate traffic between Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed roads.
- The second bridge will serve vehicles traveling westwards from Garn Al Sabkha Street towards Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road, heading to Al Qusais and Sharjah.
- The third bridge is designed to eliminate overlapping traffic from Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road heading northwards towards Al Yalayis Road in the direction of Jebel Ali Port.
- The fourth bridge aims to reduce traffic overlap from Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road to the service road leading to the entrances of Dubai Production City.
