Dubai – Sharjah Traffic: Peak-hour Travel Time To Be Reduced To 12 Minutes

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai, has awarded a contract for Garn Al Sabkha Street – Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road Intersection Improvement Project which covers the construction of four bridges that have a capacity of 17,600 vehicles per hour.

Costing Dh374 million, the project reduces travel time by 40 per cent between Garn Al Sabkha Street to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road in the direction of Al Qusais and Sharjah.

Garn Al Sabkha – Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Roads Intersection Improvement Project is part of RTA’s master plan to upgrade strategic road corridors to the East and the West such as Al Yalayis and Expo Roads, which RTA completed a few years ago.

Upon completion, the project will reduce travel time from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road rightward to Al Yalayis Road in the direction of Jebel Ali Port by 70 per cent.

“This project is part of a larger initiative to improve Garn Al Sabkha Street Corridor; that connects Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Roads. Its goal is to guarantee that traffic flows smoothly between Sheikh Zayed Road, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, First Al Khail Street, and Al Asayel Street,” said Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of RTA.

Al Tayer added that once completed, the project will reduce peak hour journey time from 20 minutes to just 12 minutes.

“Four bridges are being built as part of this project. The first is a 960-metre bridge at the intersection of Garn Al Sabkha Street and Al Asayel Street. This two-lane bridge 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 660-metre bridge of two lanes 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,” Al Tayer added.

“This project is part of a larger initiative to improve Garn Al Sabkha Street Corridor; that connects Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Roads. Its goal is to guarantee that traffic flows smoothly between Sheikh Zayed Road, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, First Al Khail Street, and Al Asayel Street,” said Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of RTA.

Al Tayer added that once completed, the project will reduce peak hour journey time from 20 minutes to just 12 minutes. “Four bridges are being built as part of this project. The first is a 960-metre bridge at the intersection of Garn Al Sabkha Street and Al Asayel Street. This two-lane bridge 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 660-metre bridge of two lanes 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,” Al Tayer added.