The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) yesterday opened a major bridge on the Expo Road at its intersection with Al-Asayel Road, as part of the fifth phase of the road network development project.
"The TRA partially opened three routes in each direction of the bridge on Expo Road, within the fifth phase of the project, which includes," said Matar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors, during his review of the progress of the first and fifth phases of the roads project to the Expo. On the implementation of bridges with a length of 2.6 km, and roads length of about three kilometers, where the number of routes of the street will increase from three to six tracks in each direction, along the length of three kilometers, with the addition of service roads to improve the traffic situation of the current roads », adding that the street will be lifted Expo at the intersection with Al Asayel Street, Bridge 800 meters long, six tracks in each direction, and two more bridges to connect the Expo Road with the kilometer-long service route to provide a smooth flow to and from the Expo site. He added: "This phase also includes the development of Al-Asayel Road, through the implementation of a light-cut road junction at the intersection of Expo Street and Al-Asayel Road.
Al Tayer briefed the Executive Director of the Traffic and Roads Agency, Eng. Maitha Bin Oday, on the progress of the first phase of the project to develop the road network to the Expo, which reached 43% Mohammed bin Zayed Road with the Expo Road, to the intersection of the bridge provides free traffic in each direction, where will expand and raise the street Expo through the implementation of two bridges with a six-lane in each direction with the provision of movements and free connections to ensure the smooth flow of traffic from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Towards the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and vice versa As traffic from Expo Road towards Sheikh Zayed Road, as well as to facilitate the traffic flow from the north to the Expo Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road towards Dubai and Expo Street south to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road towards Abu Dhabi.
Al Tayer said that the first phase also includes the construction of 27 kilometers of road on the Expo Road, the expansion of four routes to six tracks in each direction, the establishment of service roads in both directions, and the implementation of four bridges in parts, to provide traffic to and from Expo Street Towards the exhibition site.
He added that to complete the work of the remaining bridges within the scope of the first phase of the work was inaugurated a traffic crossing on the ninth of February, at the intersection of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road with the street Expo, contributed to the diversion in the flow of traffic leading to the Expo site.
Al Tayer confirmed that all projects related to the hosting of Dubai Expo 2020 will be conducted according to the approved timetable. All projects will be completed well before the launch of the first international event in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. 25% of visitors, 70% of them from outside the UAE, noting that the RTA has developed an integrated plan to meet the requirements of hosting Dubai Expo 2020, and achieve safe and easy transport for visitors to the exhibition.
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Completion of the fifth phase of the development of the road network to Expo.