Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it has awarded contracts worth AED600 million ($163.3 million) for the development of Oud Metha and Al Asayel Streets as part of the Sheikh Rashid Corridor Development Project. 

 

The project, which comes in line with Dubai's urban growth and population expansion plan, connects Al Asayel Street to Al Khail Road via Al Nawras Street and provides an exit to Oud Metha and Al Nawras Streets.

 

Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, said it was one of most important infrastructure projects. 

 

"This project entails the construction of four major intersections, 4,300 metres of bridges, and 14 km of roads. This development will cater to service and residential areas, including Zabeel, Al Jaddaf, Oud Metha, Umm Hurair, Latifa Hospital, and Al Wasl Club. By 2030, the project is expected to serve an estimated population of over 420,000," he stated. 

 

Moreover, the project will enhance the capacity of Oud Metha Street from 10,400 vehicles per hour to 15,600 vehicles per hour, marking a 50% increase in capacity. It will also reduce travel time on the route from 20 minutes to just 5 minutes, a massive improvement of 75%.

 

The first intersection, located at the intersection of Oud Metha Street and Sheikh Rashid Street, involves adding a left-turn lane for traffic from Oud Metha to Sheikh Rashid Street, boosting capacity to 1,800 vehicles per hour. 

Additionally, improvements will be made to the service road on Sheikh Rashid Street between the existing bridge and the exit at Al Zahrawi Street to alleviate current traffic congestion and enhance road safety. 

 

Furthermore, the number of right-turn lanes for traffic coming from Sheikh Rashid Street towards Dubai-Al Ain Road will be increased from two to three, raising capacity to 4,000 vehicles per hour.

 

The second intersection, located at the intersection of Oud Metha Street with Al Asayel and Al Nawras Streets, involves the construction of two bridges connecting Al Asayel Street to Al Khail Road via Al Nawras Street. 

 

The first bridge, with two lanes, will accommodate 2,400 vehicles per hour and serve traffic from Al Asayel towards Al Nawras.

 

The third intersection, located at the intersection of Al Nawras Street and Al Khail Road, will see the construction of a two-lane bridge to accommodate traffic from Al Asayel Street towards Al Khail Road, continuing towards the Business Bay Crossing. This bridge will have a capacity of 3,000 vehicles per hour. 

 

The fourth intersection, located at the intersection of Zabeel Palace Street with Al Khail and Oud Metha Street, will see the addition of a lane on the left-turn ramp for traffic from Al Khail Road to Dubai-Al Ain Road, doubling capacity from 900 vehicles per hour to 1,800 vehicles per hour. 

 

A single-lane tunnel with a capacity of 1,200 vehicles per hour will be constructed to serve traffic coming from Dubai-Al Ain Road to Al Nawras Street, helping to address current traffic overlap.-TradeArabia News Service