Traffixed: RTA announces another 1.6km tunnel to ease traffic across Dubai!

Last year, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority broke all records by working full steam ahead on enhancing the city’s transportation systems.

Be it building new roads to ease traffic, introducing a brand new line on the metro system, or digitising the whole water transportation system - no stone was left unturned.

So far in 2024, Dubai has pushed the bar even further as RTA announced an AED 332 million project to revamp Umm Suqeim Street - but the revamp train didn’t stop there.

RTA announced another 1.6km tunnel to ease traffic across Al Khaleej Street down from Infinity Bridge!

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The Al Khaleej Street Tunnel Project is going to span 1,650 metres, with six lanes to accommodate the flow of up to 12,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.

It is the latest addition to the AED 5.3 billion - Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, which encompasses a 13 km area all the way to Cairo Street, which is part of Phase 4 of Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, enables free traffic flow from Infinity Bridge towards Deira and back.

The Al Khaleej Street Tunnel will serve communities such as Abu Hail, Al Wuheida, and Al Mamzar, along with prominent development projects like Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Waterfront Market, and Hamriya Port.

It involves the construction of three bridges spanning 3.1km in total, capable of accommodating 19,400 vehicles per hour across all lanes.

Improvements already completed under the major infrastructure project include the opening of an intersection of Sheikh Rashid Road and Oud Metha Road, and the launch of five bridges leading to Dubai Islands, which together can serve more than 20,000 vehicles per hour.

It will include the upgrade of 15 intersections and will benefit all the people living in Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Dubai Maritime City and Mina Rashid, it is projected to slash travel times from 104 minutes to 16 minutes by 2030!

Less traffic? Now we’re talking!

What do the experts have to say?

According to Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors at RTA, the Al Khaleej Street Tunnel is a crucial component of the broader Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, spanning 13 kilometres across key thoroughfares in Dubai. This comprehensive initiative aims to enhance connectivity, reduce travel times, and accommodate the needs of Dubai's soaring population.

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