The UAE’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded an AED 600 million ($168.8 million) contract for Oud Metha and Al Asayel Streets development project as part of Sheikh Rashid Corridor Development Project.
This landmark project connects Al Asayel Street to Al Khail Road via Al Nawras Street and provides an exit to Oud Metha and Al Nawras Streets. His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, highlighted the the project as a significant infrastructure project.
The project includes the construction of four major intersections, 4,300 meters of bridges, and 14 km of roads. This development is set to cater to service and residential areas, including Zabeel, Al Jaddaf, Oud Metha, Umm Hurair, Latifa Hospital, and Al Wasl Club.
The first intersection, located at the intersection of Oud Metha Street and Sheikh Rashid Street, will see a left-turn lane for traffic from Oud Metha to Sheikh Rashid Street, aiming to enhance capacity to 1,800 vehicles per hour.
Additionally, improvements will be made to the service road on Sheikh Rashid Street between the existing bridge and the exit at Al Zahrawi Street to reduce the current traffic congestion and improve road safety. Furthermore, the right-turn lanes for traffic coming from Sheikh Rashid Street towards Dubai-Al Ain Road will be expanded from two to three, boosting capacity to 4,000 vehicles per hour.
The second intersection, located at the intersection of Oud Metha Street with Al Asayel and Al Nawras Streets, involves the construction of two bridges that link Al Asayel Street to Al Khail Road via Al Nawras Street. The first bridge will be designed to accommodate 2,400 vehicles per hour and serve traffic from Al Asayel towards Al Nawras, while the second bridge will accommodate 3,600 vehicles per hour and handle traffic from Al Khail Road towards Al Asayel.
Additional improvements will be made to the road leading to Al Wasl Club’s entrance, as well as the entrances and exits of Al Nawras Street, to reduce the current traffic overlap.
The third intersection, located at the intersection of Al Nawras Street and Al Khail Road, will have a two-lane bridge to accommodate traffic from Al Asayel Street towards Al Khail Road, continuing towards the Business Bay Crossing. This bridge will have a capacity of 3,000 vehicles per hour.
Additionally, Al Nawras Street will be upgraded by boosting the exit capacity towards Al Khail Road to two lanes. A service road will be constructed on both sides of Al Nawras Street, along with parking spaces.
The fourth intersection, located at the intersection of Zabeel Palace Street with Al Khail and Oud Metha Street, will include the addition of a lane on the left-turn ramp for traffic from Al Khail Road to Dubai-Al Ain Road, increasing capacity to 1,800 vehicles per hour.
Additionally, a single-lane tunnel with a capacity of 1,200 vehicles per hour will be constructed to serve traffic coming from Dubai-Al Ain Road to Al Nawras Street. Furthermore, the project includes increasing the number of lanes on the existing bridge, which currently serves traffic from Al Khail Road towards Oud Metha Street. The bridge will be expanded from two to three lanes, increasing its capacity to 3,300 vehicles per hour.
