Dubai video: New bridge for pedestrians, cyclists opens

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the completion of a 475-metre bridge for pedestrians and cyclists crossing over Ras Al Khor Road (Dubai-Hatta).

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The bridge has a width of 5 metres - 3 metres for bikers and 2 metres for pedestrians. It is fitted with rails between the lanes and on both sides.

The bridge links the International City and Al Warqaa and eases the mobility of pedestrians between the two sides of the Ras Al Khor Road.

It also links the cycling tracks from Al Khawaneej, Mushrif and Al Warqaa with International City and Dragon Mart.

Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, said: “The RTA constructed this bridge in response to the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, to make Dubai a bicycle-friendly city.”

370 tonnes of steel

The new bridge has a steel and concrete structure that required the transportation of 370 tonnes of structural steel to the site in four pieces.

A reinforced concrete layer was then placed on the upper deck of the bridge. The bridge is built on three concrete pillars and connects with ascending and descending slopes on both sides extending about 180 metres.