Ras Al Khor Road upgrade to be completed next month

Project includes major infrastructure development around International City

Work on the upgrade of roads in and around Dubai International City (DIC) will be completed next month, with Phase 2 of the project currently 83 per cent ready, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced yesterday.

The mega project, being carried out in two phases, has already had significant impact on traffic flow, with the opening of Phase 1 last year reducing journey times considerably. Supporting more than 110,000 residents and 200,000 visitors, the project includes widened roads, new flyovers and multi-tier interchanges as well as upgraded signalised junctions around Dragon City, DIC and Warsan Village.

Traffic increase

Phase 1 of the multimillion dollar project includes two flyovers, one leading into DIC from Al Awir road heading from the direction of Hatta and the other exiting from DIC towards Downtown Dubai.

Being built in collaboration with Nakheel, the master developer of DIC, the project will help cater to increasing traffic, particularly after the expansion of Dragon Mart, said Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA.

He added that Phase 2 of the project, which is expected to be completed in March, includes improvements on Al Manama Street and as well as upgrade of several junctions, such as Al Manama-Al Warsan 1 Streets (previously Nouakchott Street), Al Manama Street-Mohammad Bin Zayed Road, and the International City-Al Manama Streets.

Improvements of junctions also include the construction of bridges and signalised junctions enabling movement in all directions. One of the major upgrades will be the widening of the flyover above Mohammad Bin Zayed Road.