New road, bridges to improve traffic flow in Silicon Oasis

3KM ZAYED BIN HAMDAN STREET COMPRISES FOUR LANES IN EACH DIRECTION

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) yesterday opened the Shaikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street extending 3km from the intersection with the Dubai-Al Ain Road up to the Academic City Roundabout.

It also opened two 120-metre bridges at the intersection of Dubai Silicon Oasis, comprising four lanes in each direction.

These improvements will raise the capacity to 14,400 vehicles per hour in both directions and ensure smooth traffic flow in Dubai Silicon Oasis, which has over 25 universities and colleges, and a student population of 27,500.

RTA also plans to improve Shaikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street in the sector from Academic City to the intersection with Al Awir Street.

RTA’s master plan

Mattar Al Tayer, DirectorGeneral, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said, “Shaikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street Improvement Project is part of RTA’s master plan to improve roads, bridges, crossings, and tunnels to accommodate the growing traffic volumes and ease mobility across the emirate.”

Al Tayer explained that project works include improving the entrances and exits of Shaikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street by connecting with

the intersection of Dubai-Al Ain Road, widening the Street to four lanes in each direction in a sector extending 3km, and constructing two 120-metre bridges at the intersection of the Dubai Silicon Oasis, comprised of four lanes in each direction.

Signalised intersection

The works also include constructing a signalised intersection beneath the two bridges that serve 20 lanes in all directions

with a capacity of 8,000 vehicles per hour to ensure a seamless traffic flow to Dubai Silicon Oasis and Zayed University. It also encompasses traffic improvements at the Academic City Roundabout and highway street lighting services.

The improvement complements RTA’s efforts that started with the widening of Shaikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street to four lanes in each direction over a 25km stretch from

the intersection of Dubai-Al Ain Road to the existing roundabout on Al Yalayis Street.

Al Tayer said, “Works involved several intersections, including a flyover at the intersection of the street with Latifa Bint Hamdan Road nearby the entrance of the Global Village for traffic inbound from Emirates Road, signalised roundabout at the intersection with Al Qudra Road, and a signalised surface junction with Hessa Road.”