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Travel Time From Dubai To Sharjah To Reduce By 40% : New Project Approved
Everybody knows how stagnant the traffic could be travelling from Dubai to Sharjah during the week. RTA is working tirelessly to reduce the travel time between both Emirates. RTA announced on Sunday that a new project would in fact reduce travel time by approximately 40%!
The newly awarded contract for the Garn Al Sabkha Street Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road Intersection Improvement Project will see the construction of 4 bridges, spanning 3,000 metres and capable of carrying 17,600 vehicles per hour
RTA announced a new project that would reduce the travel time during peak hours by 12 minutes instead of 20 minutes from Garn Al Sabkha Street to Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road in the direction of Al Qusais and Sharjah
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Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, RTA, stated that the project will reduce transit distance and time by 40% for traffic headed from Garn Al Sabkha Street to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road in the direction of Al Qusais and Sharjah.
“It will also reduce the journey time by 70 per cent for vehicles from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road rightward to Al Yalayis Road in the direction of Jebel Ali Port from 21 minutes to seven minutes,” added Al Tayer.
#RTA awards contract for the construction of four bridges spanning 3,000 metres for Garn Al Sabkha – Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Roads Intersection Improvement Project. pic.twitter.com/YQIsl45TSV
— RTA (@rta_dubai) July 2, 2023
4 bridges are being built as part of the project
The first is 960m at the intersection of Garn Al Sabkha Street and Al Asayel Street. The 2-lane bridge and can handle 8,000 vehicles per hour in both directions and facilitates a smooth traffic flow between Sheikh Zayed Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road.
The second is a 2-lane 660m bridge serving traffic from Garn Al Sabkha Street Westwards heading to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road Northwards in the direction of Al Qusais and Sharjah. This bridge can handle 3,200 vehicles per hour.
The third is a 2-lane 700m bridge that will streamline the traffic flow and eliminate the overlapping traffic from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road heading northward to Al Yalayis Road in the direction of Jebel Ali Port. The bridge can accommodate 3,200 vehicles per hour.
The fourth is a two-lane bridge spanning 680 metres long that would ensure smooth traffic flow and prevent the overlapping traffic from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road to the service road leading to Dubai Production City. The bridge has a capacity of 3,200 vehicles per hour.
The project has been planned in response to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council.
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