RTA’s Efforts To Reduce Travel Time By 13 Minutes

There is no doubt that RTA is always focused on to ease traffic and reduce travel time in Dubai.

Having said that, a new Dubai road are significantly reducing your commute to Dubai Creek Harbour.

The newly opened roads are part of a project that cuts down the travel time between Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road and the Dubai-Al Ain Road.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)launched the first Phase of the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Improvement Corridor Project on Sunday. It extends from the intersection of Ras Al Khor with Dubai-Al Ain Road (Bu Kadra intersection) to the intersection of Ras Al Khor Road with Nad Al Hamar Road.

Works included widening the road from three to four lanes in each direction over a four-kilometre sector, and opening all bridges leading to Dubai Creek Harbour extending 1730m, with a capacity of about 10,600 vehicles per hour.

According to the RTA, tge Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Corridor Improvement Project is one of the biggest projects currently undertaken by the transport authority. Works under Phase I and II of the project involve widening Ras Al Khor Road in a sector extending eight kilometres from the intersection of Ras Al Khor with the Dubai- Al Ain Road up to the intersection with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road in addition to bridges extending two km in total and a service road on both sides of the road.

.@rta_dubai opens Phase I of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Corridor Projecthttps://t.co/gYBaK4w4Bf pic.twitter.com/OiBrEaI7CP

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Upon the completion of the two phases, the capacity of Ras Al Khor Road will jump to 10,000 vehicles per hour, and the travel time will drop from 20 minutes to about 7 minutes.

The project will enhance traffic safety and flow, and eliminate the existing overlapping traffic spots.

The second phase includes improving the intersection of Nad Al Hamar Road and Ras Al Khor Road such that the capacity of the intersection will increase to 30,000 vehicles per hour through constructing a two-lane bridge extending 988m to provide free left turn for traffic inbound from Nad Al Hamar Road heading to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road.