Traffic flow in JLT junction to ease from tomorrow

The newly constructed Qarn Al Sabkha Road will link Shaikh Zayed Road at the JLT junction (Interchange 5.5) with Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road nearby Al Houdh roundabout.

By Staff Reporter

Published: Fri 10 Oct 2014, 12:41 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 10:01 PM

Driving in and out of JLT just got easier. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed construction of Qarn Al Sabkha Road, linking Shaikh Zayed Road at the JLT junction (Interchange 5.5) with Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road nearby Al Houdh roundabout. The completion of the road is part of the plan to improve parallel roads in Dubai.

The road will be opened tomorrow. This will be followed by the opening of the remaining bridges at the intersection of Al Saada Road with Qarn Al Sabkha Road later.

Maitha bin Udai, CEO of the RTA’s Traffic and Roads Agency, said: “The opening of Qarn Al Sahbkha Road will provide smooth traffic flow for JLT, Jumeirah Island and Jumeirah Park by linking them with Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. Moreover, the traffic is set to flow smoothly from Shaikh Zayed Road towards these communities, thanks to a key tunnel opened last March.”

Udai also said, “The RTA will also open some bridges at the intersection of Al Saadah Road with Qarn Al Sabkha Road.

“Phase II of this project will be opened by the end of March 2015 where Al Saadah Road will be linked with Ibn Battuta Mall district, besides completing some bridges and roads in the neighbourhood which will mainly serve JLT, Gardens, Furjan, Jumeirah Islands, and Juemirah Park by linking them with Shaikh Zayed Road and Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road,” she added.

The project falls under the RTA’s master plan aimed at upgrading networks of roads, bridges, crossings and underpasses to ease the traffic movement and ease the mobility across the emirate.

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