Sheikh Hamdan reviews RTA plans to complete 57 major road projects by 2027
Tired of Dubai traffic? You're not alone.
The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has pledged to complete 57 major road projects in the city in the next two years in a bid to cut down journey times.
According to the latest plans reviewed by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, the RTA will construct 115 bridges, tunnels and 226km of roads by 2027.
There will be 11 major road corridors constructed in the emirate as part of the transport authority's 2025 – 2027 plan. This will include eight vertical corridors and three new routes.
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One of the biggest projects in the plans is already well underway, as phase one Umm Suqeim-Al Qudra Corridor is 50 percent complete.
This project, which will span 16km, will construct bridges and tunnels as well as upgrading four key junctions, which will see travel time reduced from 46 minutes to just 11.
The Hessa Street road project is a major one in Dubai (Credit: RTA)
The ongoing upgrade at Hessa Street is approximately 60 percent complete overall.
This one will comprise of 9,000 metres of bridges which will double the number of vehicles per hour capable of travelling on the road from 4,000 to 8,000 and bring travel times down from 30 minutes to just seven minutes.
Expected to benefit around 640,000 residents, there will be a 13.5km cycling and e-scooter track that will connect Al Sufouh and Dubai Hills.
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Sheikh Hamdan also reviewed progress on the Dhs1.5 billion Al Fay Street Corridor Project which will serve Al Khail Road and run from its junction with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road through Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street, up to the intersection with Emirates Road.
This project will see 12,900 metres of roadway, five major intersections and 13,500 metres of bridges constructed. It'll benefit around 600,000 residents and have capacity for about 64,400 vehicles per hour.
Salik have toll gates stationed in different parts of Dubai (Credit: CanvaPro)
Plans were also reviewed for one of the country's busiest roads – Sheikh Zayed Road. Currently serving about 2.5 million people, a number of traffic solutions have been introduced to cut traffic in the first part of 2025.
The city's new dynamic Salik toll gate and dynamic parking tariffs have been credited with reducing congestion on the road.
The new Salik rates have been credited with a nine percent decline in traffic volume and a four percent increase in public transport use. And the new dynamic parking tariffs have led to a just over two percent reduction in traffic volume and a boost of public transport by one percent.
It comes after a meeting between 50 government and private sector entities which discussed the ongoing programmes aimed at improving traffic flow in Dubai.
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