As a part of improving the Sheikh Rashid-Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Streets intersection, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the opening of two major bridges in Dubai on Saturday. 

Here’s your first look of the two bridges

#RTA opened two major bridges at Sheikh Rashid-Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Streets junction. For more details, visit: https://t.co/OuTQlDLinJ pic.twitter.com/qy4n4P0M6m

— RTA (@RTA_Dubai) February 3, 2018

The bridge on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street has two lanes in each direction, whereas the other one is a one-lane bridge starting from Zabeel Street to the direction of Sheikh Rashid Street.

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The traffic heading to Al Karama and the World Trade Center junction in the direction of Sheikh Zayed Road will be eased the maximum.

According to Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, this project is an important part of the RTA’s overall big picture of the improvement of roads and ease of the traffic movement in all parts of Dubai. 

RTA’s strategic plan for upgrading transport infrastructure in Dubai

“The project is located at the intersection of Shaikh Rashid Street in the direction of the northern end of Al Shandagha Network, and Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street in the direction of the intersection with Al Kuwait Street.

It is part of RTA’s master plan for the improvement of roads, bridges, crossings and underpasses to accommodate the growing traffic volumes, and ease the traffic movement in all parts of Dubai.”

Mattar Al Tayer