New tunnel at Dubai's Sana junction opens today

Dubai - The opening of the tunnel will greatly improve the traffic flow.

By Web Report

Published: Sat 28 Apr 2018, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Fri 4 May 2018, 2:11 AM

Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, has announced the opening of a tunnel on both sides of Sheikh Rashid road (Al Garhoud and Mina Rashid) comprising four lanes in each direction, on May 3.
The opening of the tunnel will greatly improve the traffic flow on Sheikh Rashid street.

This tunnel is part of the improvement of Sheikh Rashid and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed roads intersection project. Early February this year, RTA opened two major bridges, one on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street comprising two lanes in each direction, and the other was a one-lane bridge stretching from Zabeel Street to the direction of Sheikh Rashid road.
The opening of the two bridges had eased the traffic heading to Al Karama, and the World Trade Center junction in the direction of Sheikh Zayed Road.
"The project is situated at the intersection of Sheikh Rashid Street leading to Al Shandagha northward, and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed road leading to the intersection with Al Kuwait road.

Starting May 3, If you are going from Al Garhoud Bridge to Al Shindagha tunnel or Port Rashid and vice versa, you can use the new 4-lanes broad tunnel on Sheikh Rashid road, which will help in reducing the traffic in the area.#DubaiProjects #DubaiRoads pic.twitter.com/R8geamdfUX
- RTA (@RTA_Dubai) April 28, 2018

The project is part of RTA's master plan for the improvement of roads, bridges, crossings and underpasses to accommodate the growing traffic volumes, and ease the traffic movement in all parts of Dubai. It is also part of the overall efforts to implement RTA's strategic plan for upgrading roads and transport infrastructure in Dubai.
The objective is to develop integrated solutions of roads and marine network that are safe for users, and capable of matching the development plans and demographic growth and encouraging the development and investment in Dubai," explained Al Tayer.
"The project includes the construction of two bridges on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed road comprising two lanes in each direction to ease the traffic flow from the Trade Center roundabout to the intersection of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed road and Al Kuwait road and vice versa. It also includes the construction of another single-lane ramp stretching from Zabeel road and heading to Sheikh Rashid road.
"It also entails the construction of a tunnel of four lanes in each direction on the Sheikh Rashid Street in the direction of the intersection with Al Mankhool Street, and a signalised junction under the bridge to provide free turns from main roads to subsidiary roads. It also includes lighting, pavement, irrigation, sewage, storm-water drainage works as well as the shifting and protecting utility lines such as electricity, water and telecommunication," added Al Tayer.
It is worth mentioning that the RTA had opened in April 2016 the improvement of Wafi intersection project involving an intersection of Sheikh Rashid Street and Oud Metha Street. It encompassed the construction of a three-lane bridge from Oud Metha Street (near Latifa Hospital) in the direction of Sheikh Rashid Street, and from there to Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Saada Street (upper deck leading to the Dubai World Trade Center).
The bridge extends 700 meters and can accommodate 3,300 vehicles per hour.

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