Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the completion of 90% of the development of the hub of Tripoli Street, which links the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed and Emirates streets, for a length of about 12 km. The completion of the project is in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to begin immediately the implementation of the five-year plan for road projects and transportation systems adopted by His Highness to keep abreast of the ongoing development in Dubai. Development of Airport Road, which was recently opened by the Authority, and is expected to open the project at the end of June.
"The project contributes to strengthening the links between Dubai and Sharjah, as well as easing traffic congestion, improving the entrances of Al Warqaa and Mirdif areas along Tripoli Road, raising the level of safety along the axis," said Matar Al Tayer, Director General of the Board. At the intersection of Al-Rabat and Nad Al-Hammer streets at Al-Baramitha, in addition to providing free traffic with a capacity of 12 thousand vehicles per hour in both directions (6000 vehicles per hour in each direction) and it is expected to contribute to reducing traffic volumes on these axes by 30% The project, when completed, is a parallel axis of my axis For Amurde - Aljoanij, Ras Al Khor and Al Aweer ».
He added that work on the project is proceeding at an accelerated pace. The project company has completed the extension of Tripoli Street from its intersection with Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road to Emirates Road, as well as the bridge linking Tripoli Street extension with Emirates Road towards Sharjah. Between the streets of Tripoli and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, while the completion rate in the bridge located on the axis of Tripoli Street with Nouakchott Street 92%, while arrived in the tunnel located at the intersection of Tripoli and Algeria (Mirdif rose) to 75%.
Al Tayer explained that the development project of the axis of Tripoli Street includes the expansion of Tripoli Street from its intersection with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road near the Mirdif City Center, up to Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road with a length of 6.5 kilometers and the implementation of a new street in the land area Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road and up to the Emirates Road with a length of 5.3 km with a capacity of three tracks in each direction. This will increase the length of the axis to approximately 12 km. It also includes the development of intersections along the axis. The intersection of Tripoli Street and Algiers Street will be developed into a three- Tracks in each direction serves traffic traffic Of coming from Rabat Road to Tripoli Street, with the development of the current surface intersection sentenced signal light, and is expected that this development will contribute to reducing the existing intersection waiting time, from three minutes to less than a minute.
The project also includes the development of the rotor on the Tripoli Road with Nouakchott Street to a three-lane bridge in each direction, the establishment of a light-marked surface intersection, as well as the development of the current roundabout on Tripoli Road with Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road, Free traffic in all directions, the establishment of the streets of the assemblies of the detours, in addition to the construction of two tunnels to cross the beauty and expand the tunnel crossing the beauty No. 3 on the Emirates Road.
The project also includes the development of the intersection of Tripoli Street extension with the Emirates road, the construction of a bridge serving traffic traffic from Tripoli Street to Emirates Road towards the Emirate of Sharjah with a capacity of three tracks, in addition to the expansion work on Tripoli Street in several locations, improvements at Al-Baramitha and the establishment of intersections with light signals The project includes the construction of a bridge to serve the traffic coming from Tripoli Street to Emirates Road towards the Emirate of Sharjah with a capacity of three tracks, and the establishment of a superficial intersection (entrance and exit) for the movement coming from Sharjah on Emirates Road.
Matar Al Tayer:
• "The project strengthens the links between Dubai and Sharjah, reduces congestion, and facilitates traffic."