{"id":655,"date":"2018-10-02T12:49:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T12:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/sharjah-new-bridge\/"},"modified":"2018-10-02T12:49:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T12:49:49","slug":"sharjah-new-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/announcements\/sharjah-new-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Bridge Opens On Wednesday That Will FINALLY Ease Sharjah Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The time has come.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic is expected to ease between Dubai and the Northern emirates as the Al Badea Bridge in Sharjah officially opens today.<\/p>\n<p>Early stage testing proved a noticeable dip in traffic congestion on the Emirates Road between Sharjah and Dubai thanks to the new road.<\/p>\n<h3>The AED200 million project should ease traffic all over the UAE<\/h3>\n<p>Part of a government plant to develop roads and bridges, ease traffic and accommodate the growing number of vehicles on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>The project expects to increase the number of cars on the road to 17,700 per hour (double the number it could previously accommodate).<\/p>\n<h3>Residents of Sharjah RN<\/h3>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/latenightseth-thanks-thank-you-26gsjCZpPolPr3sBy\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/971523023896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get breaking news via WhatsApp: message &#8216;subscribe me&#8217; to +971 52 302 3896<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The time has come. 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