Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded contracts AED696 million ($189.4 million) for Trade Centre Roundabout Development. The scope of work includes constructing five bridges spanning 5,000m in total and converting the existing roundabout (R/A) into a surface intersection.

 

The roundabout is one of Dubai’s key intersections, connecting Sheikh Zayed Road with five main streets - Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, Sheikh Rashid Street, 2nd December Street, Zabeel Palace Street, and Al Mustaqbal Street.  

 

The project scope includes construction of 5 bridges spanning 5,000 m in total and converting the existing roundabout into a surface intersection to improve the flow of traffic inbound from Sheikh Zayed Road to 2nd December Street, and the southbound traffic from Al Mustaqbal Street to Sheikh Zayed Road. 

 

It will also facilitate free-flowing traffic from 2nd December Street (Jumeirah and Al Satwa) to Al Majles Street leading to Al Mustaqbal Street (serving DWTC and DIFC), and from Sheikh Rashid Street to Deira. Additionally, the project will ensure a smooth traffic flow on the upper-level bridge from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street.

 

On the new contracts, Mattar Al Tayer, the Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors at RTA, said: "The Trade Centre Roundabout Development Project is part of a broader development plan that also includes Al Mustaqbal Street Development Project, which will be awarded this November. This project will double the intersection's capacity, cut the delay time from 12 minutes to 90 seconds, and shorten the travel time from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street from 6 minutes to just one minute." 

 

"The project serves various key locations including the DWTC, the region’s largest venue for events and international exhibitions for over 40 years hosting major events such as Gitex, Arabian Travel Market, Arab Health, and Gulfood Exhibitions among others," he stated. 

 

It also caters to the DIFC, a leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, as well as communities like Zabeel, Al Satwa, Karama, Jafiliya, and Mankhool, benefiting more than half a million residents and visitors, he added.

 

According to him, the project includes the construction of five bridges providing free-flowing traffic in various directions, namely: A two-lane bridge will be constructed on the upper level extending 1,000 metres from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street towards Deira, with a capacity of 3,000 vehicles per hour. 

 

Two two-lane bridges extending 2,000m connecting Sheikh Rashid Street with 2nd of December Street, with a capacity of 6,000 vehicles per hour. Additionally, two two-lane bridges extending 2,000 metres from Al Majles Street to 2nd of December Street to connect Al Mustaqbal Street with 2nd of December Street, with a capacity of 6,000 vehicles per hour," he added.-TradeArabia News Service