Dubai’s RTA Completes 45% Of First Contract For Phase 4 Of Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project
Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed 45% of the first contract work for phase 4 Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project. The work includes the development of 3 bridges spanning 3.1 km to manage 19,400 vehicles/ hour. The project has extended 4.8 km from the intersection of Khalifa Bin Zayed Street with Sheikh Rashid Road to the Falcon Intersection on Al Mina Street.
According to RTA, “Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project is one of the largest projects currently being implemented by RTA. The project, which serves about one million people, is set to reduce journey time from 104 minutes to 16 minutes by 2030.”
The development project was started in response to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid AL Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai and under the follow-up of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.
Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Director of RTA, Mattar Al Tayer stated, “Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, which spans 13 km along Sheikh Rashid Road, Al Mina Street, Al Khaleej Street, and Cairo Street, aims to facilitate free traffic movement along the corridor, enhance the capacity, and step-up traffic safety.”
Several intersections along AL Shindagha Corridor, including the Sheikh Rashid Road intersection with Oud Metha Street along with the intersection of Sheikh Rashid Road with Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street have been completed by the RTA. Along with that, it also completed two bridges on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, a bridge from Zabeel Street towards Sheikh Rashid Road and a tunnel with a capacity of four lanes in each direction on Sheikh Rashid Road intersection with Al Mankhool Street.
