His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved a series of future projects for the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to be implemented within the framework of His Highness's vision for development. To people in accordance with the highest international standards, in a manner that ensures the happiness and well-being of Dubai residents and visitors.
He expressed his happiness with the new projects, stressing in twitterings on his Twitter page, that all projects have one goal .. is to delight people.
"We have adopted a series of development projects to complete the construction of the most beautiful city in the world (Dubai City), a 15-km passenger transport system between Dubai's beautiful towers and a total of 21 passenger terminals. And exhilarating and dazzling ».
"The Sunset Beach project, which represents a new destination for families, enhances the quality of life and brings happiness to the residents of the most beautiful city," he said, adding that it includes innovative small islands, walking areas, green hills, waterways, entertainment and food.
"We also launched a garden hanging over the water, with bridges, green spaces, runways and bicycle paths. We agreed with Kareem to manage 3500 bicycles distributed in 350 locations in Dubai for residents and visitors," said Sheikh Mohammed. , We seek a healthy life for the city's most beautiful inhabitants. "
"We also launched a new public square for families and children, including parks, restrooms, family gatherings and hobbies," he said. "We also saw a wide range of road projects, new bridges and major roads. All our projects have one goal. .
The projects, which were approved by His Highness, included the Hanging Garden, a walkway in Sheikh Zayed Road, Umm Suqeim, Jumeirah Beach, and bicycle tracks, as well as road projects and mass transit systems.
He also adopted the five-year plan for paving the internal roads in residential areas (2019-2023). He also reviewed the progress of the development of the axis of Tripoli Street, the Khawaneej Park and Musharraf Park, the development of Dubai Eye Road and the development of roads leading to the international city.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Air, and HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Fly Emirates".
Happiness Projects
During the visit, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum briefed the Director General of the Board, Mattar Al Tayer, on the details of the outstanding garden project, a new pedestrian bridge, 380 meters long, 60 meters high, 3422 square meters Square meters, and features a unique modern design.
The project will be a new tourist destination for Dubai residents and visitors, linking many of the city's landmarks on the banks of the Dubai Creek with a green environment along the 1,998 square meter bridge and various levels of runways and biking. It also offers a panoramic view of the old city of Dubai Modern spaces, a new commercial space and a naturally shaded environment that encourages outdoor health activities, leisure spaces and modern design.
He also reviewed the details of the Sheikh Zayed Road walkway, which is located between the Dubai Trade Center Metro and the International Financial Center. The area below the Dubai Metro Bridge will be used for a modern green space, open to visitors for walking, Length of two and a half kilometers.
The walkway has three main points: the Bazaar, the Technology Park and the Urban Park, covering an area of approximately 54,000 square meters.
He also reviewed the project implemented by the Authority in cooperation with the company «Karim», to operate 3500 bicycles distributed over 350 stations in the city of Dubai.
This service is the first regional bicycle sharing program. Karim will use smart features to track cycling sites and forecast high-occupancy areas, connect all bicycles to GPS, and use environmental sustainability through The operation of stations dedicated to solar bicycles and connecting them to a wireless network, and provide a system of leasing and payment by credit cards and cards «Nol» and applications of smart phones, which will be linked to the system (Suhail S'hail).
His Highness the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, briefed him on the Sunset Beach Walk Project, a new beach destination and renewed family entertainment areas with an area of 80,000 square meters, connected to the Jumeirah Beach Walk.
The project includes beach areas, unique models of a group of floating islands near the Dubai Water Canal, a total area of 107,000 square meters, modern designs for green hills, sandy hills, private parking, public facilities and retail space. As well as the Deira Square project, which is located on an area of 35 thousand square meters, which is an urban public spaces, to connect and delight the families and residents of the surrounding areas, and lovers of walking in the open air. Featuring a modernized design of shaded urban parks, which provide a refreshing way of social life, there are venues for events, hiking, public restrooms, and multi-storey parking lots down the square.
Advanced transfer
HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai International Financial Center and the City Center, .
The total length of the project is 15 km. It includes 21 stations. The capacity of the project is estimated at 8400 passengers per hour. The transport system provides an urban transport experience through modern design vehicles passing through the towers of Dubai.
The project is characterized by its unique design of rail stations and support structures along the route, which are in tune with the designs of Dubai Metro stations.
He also listened to an explanation of the Umm Suqeim Walk project, located between the Mall of the Emirates and the city of Jumeirah with a length of 1500 meters, on an area of 28 thousand square meters.
The walkway includes three theme parks for families - CityHP Plaza, Time Out Plaza and VillageHer Plaza. It also features a landmark of a pedestrian bridge over 110 meters of Jumeirah Road. It features special cycling and running routes, and panoramic views of the surrounding areas, such as Burj Al Arab and Madinat Jumeirah.
Intelligent Traffic Systems
He also reviewed the progress of the smart traffic system expansion project, which is considered one of the most important strategic projects implemented by the Authority, to provide an integrated infrastructure for smart traffic systems, which employ artificial intelligence techniques, large data and Internet objects, in order to increase coverage of the road network in the Emirate by traffic regulations. From the current 11% to 60%, improving the time of incident monitoring and congestion in the emirate's roads and responsiveness, and providing immediate traffic information to the public on the state of the road network through new electronic boards and smart applications, The project includes the construction of a new Traffic Control Center in the Al Barsha City Traffic Management Area, the use of state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technologies and large data analysis systems, such as traffic monitoring systems, information collection and dissemination systems. Information on changing electronic signage, network infrastructure, and integrated central traffic control system. This project, when complete, will contribute to the upgrading of Dubai's smart traffic system to the advanced countries, where coverage exceeds 85%. For Singapore and South Korea.
The new and innovative designs of public transport bus stations, designed to meet the needs of the densely populated and highly populated areas, and the current and future operational needs of public transport bus services, are characterized by its modern design, which combines interior design, Structural elements to serve architectural design as an integral part thereof.
Workflow
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been briefed on the progress of work on the main roads projects currently being implemented by the Authority, namely the development of the Dubai Al Ain road with a length of 17 km. It includes the expansion of the street from three to six tracks in each direction, And the construction of new bridges and service roads on both sides of the road. This will contribute to increasing traffic safety and raise the capacity of the Dubai Al Ain road from 6000 vehicles per hour to 12,000 vehicles per hour in each direction and to serve development projects on both sides of roads such as Dubai Oasis Silicon Valley, Dubailand Residential Park, and Liwa , Square One, inspired by the design of Dubai, where the entrances and exits will directly serve approximately 550 thousand people by 2030.
His Highness the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai also reviewed the progress of the development of the axis of Tripoli Street from two to three tracks in each direction, 12 kilometers long. It extends from its intersection with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road to Emirates Road. Development of four intersections. The project will contribute to reducing traffic congestion on Tripoli and the airport by 30%, especially at the entrances of the Mirdif and Al-Ruka'a regions, increasing the capacity of the hub to 12 thousand vehicles per hour in both directions and enhancing the links between Dubai and Sharjah, thus improving traffic in neighboring residential areas, And reduce the waiting time on current intersections from three minutes to less than one minute.
Shindagha axis
The development of the intersection between Sheikh Rashid Street and Oud Metha Road was completed in April 2016, and the development of the Al Shindagha axis, which runs from Sheikh Rashid Road, The intersection of Sheikh Rashid Street and Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road was completed in May 2018. The Shindagha Bridge (Al-Anfanti Bridge) is currently under construction. Construction of the bridge is expected to be completed in May 2021, with the development of the entrances and exits of Deira Island At Abu Bakr Al Siddiq Street in May 2020, and the Authority will start a project In the third quarter of this year, the improvements will be implemented at the intersection of Omar Bin Al Khattab and Al Masliah Streets with Al Khaleej Road, the implementation of the Al-Anfanti bridge ramp, the Burjabi bridge, Falcon, in the fourth quarter of this year.
Internal methods
The plan includes the implementation of roads in the areas of: Khawaneej II, Wa'ud al-Mutaina I, Sama al-Jadaf, Wadi al-Shabak, Mashref, al-Qawz II, and Qusais Industrial (3 and 4). 5), Nad Al Shaba 2 and 3, Al Barsha south of the third, and the fourth and the areas of Suhaila, Saer and Salmi, Jebel Ali industrial first, and the first Aluer, and areas of Mergham and Lebab and Nizwa, and the mother of the third and the area of the crushers in Hatta.
«Khawaneej axis»
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum listened to an explanation from Mattar Al Tayer about the progress of the Al Khawaneej Development and Musharraf Park, which includes the development of three main intersections on Al Khawaneej Road and Al Omradi Street. Nahyan, by providing a tunnel on Khawaneej Road and a light-colored road intersection to secure free and safe traffic on Khawaneej Road, and develop the roundabout at the intersection of Al Khawaneej Street with Al-Omradi Street by turning it into a light-illuminated intersection and developing the intersection between Al-Amredi Street and Emirates Road. Construction of Faux Bridge The project contributes to a direct link to Al Aweer and Al Khawaneej areas to meet the requirements of the residents of the region with free movement in both directions, and to strengthen the axis of the Airport Road by linking it with the Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan and Emirates Roads, and improving Traffic level at the intersection of Al Khawaneej and Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Streets.
He also listened to an explanation about the development of Al-Aweer Street and the entrances to the international city, which recently opened its doors and contributed to reducing the distance traveled from the international city on Ras Al Khor Street, increasing the capacity of Nouakchott Street and increasing the capacity of Manama Street. In an increase of about 1500 vehicles per hour per track.
• Five-year plan for paving the internal roads in a number of residential areas in the Emirate of Dubai.
• The "Hanging Garden" is a 3422 square meter bridge with panoramic views of Dubai.
• Employ artificial intelligence, data and Internet objects, to increase the proportion of smart traffic systems to 60%.
• Sunset Beach Walk and a new beach destination with family entertainment areas, covering an area of 80,000 square meters.
• Suspended transportation system with a capacity of 8400 passengers per hour in one direction.
• 2.5 km walkway on Sheikh Zayed Road, between Dubai Trade and Financial Center metro stations.