Major Dubai Roads Closing For UAE Tour 2025 On Friday
Major roads in Dubai will be closed on Friday, February 21 as part of the UAE Tour cycle race.
The UAE Tour 2025 sees a total of 140 riders saddle up for the of the seventh edition of the cycle race.
The event is organised by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and is the only UCI WorldTour race in the Middle East.
The roads that will impacted will be: Sheikh Zayed Road
Al Naseem Street
First Al Khail Street
Al Jamayel Street
Al Asayel Street
Al Khamila Street
Al Khail Street
Al Fay Street
Hessa Street
Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street
Al Qudra Road
Saih Al Salam Street
Tripoli Street
Rebat Street
Nad Al Hamar Road
Ras Al Khor Road
Al Meydan Road
Dubai-Al Ain Road
In a post on social media, the RTA said: 'Participants will set off at 12.30pm from the American University in Dubai, heading towards Sheikh Zayed Road, passing through Al Naseem Street, Al Khail Road, Al Jamayel Street, and Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street, before reaching the finish line opposite Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University—a total distance of 160km.
'As part of the traffic management procedures, some roads will be temporarily closed for 10 to 15 mins'.
إليكم خريطة مسار فعالية طواف الإمارات 2025، يوم الجمعة 21 فبراير. ينطلق المشاركون في تمام الساعة 12:30 ظهراً من الجامعة الأمريكية إلى شارع الشيخ زايد، مروراً بشارع النسيم وشارع الخيل وشارع الجمايل وشارع زايد بن حمدان، وصولاً إلى نقطة الانتهاء مقابل جامعة حمدان الذكية لمسافة 160… pic.twitter.com/W0yMxKy3MA — RTA (@rta_dubai) February 20, 2025
The authority advised motorists to plan trips in advance and to head out earlier to ensure smooth arrival at destinations.
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