Revamped access to International City (IC)

Intersections involved in Phase II > Al Manama Street-Nouakchott Street > Al Manama Street-Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (SMBZ) > Al Manama Street-414 Street (main entrance of IC) What it means for motorists > 1 more lane on flyover passing over SMBZ — vehicle capacity goes up to 6,000 per hour from current 4,000 > More slipways from Ras Al Khor to Sharjah & IC to Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi — vehicle capacity goes up to 1,600 per hour, from current 800 > Widening of Al Manama st before IC entrance — road intake increases to 1,500 vehicles per hour per lane > Widening of Al Manama st from IC to Academic City st — road intake increases to 7,500 vehicles per hour per lane, from current 3,000 > IC entrance-Al Manama intersection to become a surface signal junction — increases capacity to 4,500 vehicles per hour > Signal junction between Al Manama st and Al Awir road, enabling traffic in all directions > 2-lane flyover from Nouakchott st to IC st — increases capacity to 3,000 vehicles per hour Phase I improvements (to open Q1 2018) > Upgrading from intersection of SMBZ to Academic City roundabout > 2-lane flyover free intersection for traffic from Nouakchott st to Al Awir rd > Turns for Al Awir to SMBZ > New Al Awir service roads, to separate traffic from IC, Dragon Mart and Al Warqaa > Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists between Al Warqaa and IC to Dragon Mart, Fruit & Vegetable Market > IC roundabouts converting to signal junctions