Dubai RTA Achieves Completion Of Al Khail Road Development Project

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed all phases of the Al Khail Road Development Project. The initiative included the construction of five bridges spanning 3,300 metres and road widening over 6,820 metres. RTA says that the project contributes to a 30% reduction in travel time while increasing the capacity of current bridges and intersections to handle about 19,600 vehicles per hour.

The improvements are spread across seven locations along Al Khail Road, namely Al Jaddaf, Business Bay, Zabeel, Meydan, Al Quoz 1, Ghadeer Al Tair, and Jumeirah Village Circle. The project also improves traffic flow on Al Khail Road, resolves traffic overlapping at interchanges, and ensures free-flowing traffic. It is one of the major projects aimed at upgrading parallel and supporting road corridors to Sheikh Zayed Road, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, and Emirates Road. 

Dubai Media Office mentioned in its report that RTA adopted a new approach to accelerate construction, reducing the construction period from 18 months to 9 months by awarding contracts to various companies. As a result, the daily workforce of 5,000 engineers and labourers was deployed, logging six million work hours and using 650 machines and equipment daily.