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Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded an AED 696 mn contract for its Trade Center Roundabout development project, a statement said on Sunday. The RTA will improve infrastructure at a key roundabout in Dubai, connecting Sheikh Zayed Road with five main streets. The timeline and contractors for the project have not been disclosed.
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The breakdown: The project will see the construction of five new bridges, totalling 5km, to accommodate traffic from Sheikh Zayed Road to 2nd December Street, as well as converting the roundabout into a surface intersection. It will also serve traffic on the upper-level bridge running from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, as well as from 2nd December Street to Al Majles Street leading to Al Mustaqbal Street, and from Sheikh Rashid Street to Deira.
Easing traffic flow: The initiative is set to double the intersection’s capacity, reducing delay times from 12 minutes to 90 seconds, the statement said. It will also cut down travel time from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street from six minutes to just one minute.
In the pipeline: The project is part of the RTA’s wider development plan, which includes a project to develop Dubai’s Al Mustaqbal Street, set to be awarded next month, RTA Chairman Mattar Al Tayer said.
