He continued: “Additionally, the scope includes the development of Al Warqa’a 1 Street and the conversion of existing roundabouts into signalised junctions with advanced specifications to alleviate traffic congestion. These improvements are projected to boost the capacity of Al Warqa’a 1 Street by 30 per cent.”
Ongoing projects in Al Warqaa
RTA is currently constructing internal roads in Al Warqa’a 3 and Al Warqa’a 4. A 16km cycling track will also be constructed to connect with existing tracks in neighbouring areas. In a previous phase, RTA completed internal road improvements in Al Warqa’a, which included upgrades around the School of Scientific Research in Al Warqa’a 4 and roadworks serving Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment project in the same area, which comprises 136 villas.
These improvements also include pedestrian pathways, pavements, and parking entrances for residents, along with lighting works. Additionally, RTA completed a 7.4km cycling track to encourage cycling as a sustainable and alternative mode of transport, supporting the first and last-mile strategy.

Internal roads
Earlier this year, RTA completed internal roads and lighting projects in Al Qusais Industrial Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The works involved the construction of 32 roads spanning 10km and lighting installations along over 43,000 metres. The project boosted road capacity by 200 per cent, increasing traffic volume from 500 vehicles per hour to 1,500 vehicles per hour in both directions.

It has also improved connectivity between Al Qusais Industrial Areas and four main roads: Amman Street, Beirut Street, Aleppo Street, and Damascus Street. This initiative enhanced access to over 320 workshops, 25 residential buildings, retail shops, and educational zones, benefiting an area with a population density of around 60,000 residents.

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HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, inspected some of the transport projects of Dubai on October 31. He made a tour of the Shindagha Corridor Project, a large project of the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai, and checked on its construction progress.

Once complete, the Shindagha Corridor Project is expected to reduce the journey time from one end to the other from 104 minutes to 16 minutes. The project which extends 13 kilometres from Sheikh Rashid Street through Al Mina Street and Al Khaleej Street up to Cairo Street, costs Dh5 billion.

It is expected to be complete by 2021, and will serve major development projects in the surrounding areas, including Deira Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Port Rashid and Dubai Maritime City.

The project was launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in 2018. The bridge is part of the third phase of the Dh5 billion Shindagha Corridor project extending 13 km along Sheikh Rashid Street. It consists of six lanes in each direction in addition to a pedestrian crossing.

The bridge extends about 295 metres, and 150 metres of it is over the Dubai Creek. Rising over 15 metres above the water level, it allows a whole range of boats on the Creek to pass under it.

The bridge will sport an iconic design – an arch shaped in the form of the mathematical symbol for infinity. The top of the infinity arch rises 42 metres. About 2,400 tonnes of steel will be used in the construction of the bridge.

Originally designed to replace the 45-year-old Shindagha Tunnel, the only crossing in the area, the new bridge is now set to run parallel to the tunnel, both serving traffic simultaneously.

The Shindagha Tunnel is the only underwater road crossing the Dubai Creek and connects the neighborhoods of Al Ras and Deira. The four-lane tunnel is currently one of the busiest crossings on the creek, with more than 100,000 vehicles passing through it on an average daily.

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