Dubai RTA has announced a new Trade Centre Roundabout Development Project to reduce traffic delays in the area
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is taking some major steps towards reducing traffic delays, with the latest project focusing on the Trade Centre roundabout!
In response to the directives of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, #RTA has awarded the contract for the AED 696 million Trade Centre Roundabout Development Project, one of Dubai’s… pic.twitter.com/6mxjHHqqjd
— RTA (@rta_dubai) October 27, 2024
One of Dubai’s key intersections, the road connects Sheikh Zayed Road with five main streets – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, Sheikh Rashid Street, 2nd December Street, Zabeel Palace Street, and Al Mustaqbal Street.
The development will cost AED 696 million, and includes the construction of five bridges spanning 5,000 metres in total and converting the existing roundabout into a surface intersection to improve the flow of traffic inbound from Sheikh Zayed Road to 2nd December Street, and the southbound traffic from Al Mustaqbal Street to Sheikh Zayed Road.
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The project is also likely to ease traffic from 2nd December Street (Jumeirah and Al Satwa) to Al Majles Street leading to Al Mustaqbal Street (serving DWTC and DIFC), and from Sheikh Rashid Street to Deira.
Additionally, the project will help smooth traffic flow on the upper-level bridge from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street.
The Trade Centre Roundabout Development Project is part of a broader development plan that also includes the Al Mustaqbal Street Development Project, which will be awarded this November.
This project will double the intersection’s capacity, cut the delay time from 12 minutes to 90 seconds, and shorten the travel time from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street from six minutes to just one minute.
Additional projects to ease Dubai traffic times
This aside, marine transport lines have also resumed in the Water Canal and Business Bay residential areas. For just AED 2, residents and tourists can access the service which consists of two lines that connect the tourist attractions surrounding the two areas.
Another massive upgrade is the Sheikh Rashid Corridor Development Project, which aims to connect Al Asayel Street to Al Khail Road via Al Nawras Street and provide an exit to Oud Metha and Al Nawras Streets.
So we can expect to see four new major intersections, 4,300 metres of bridges, and 14 km of roads which will serve Zabeel, Al Jaddaf, Oud Metha, Umm Hurair, Latifa Hospital, and Al Wasl Club residential areas.
Watch this space for more updates!
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