VP names Dubai street after UAE royal war hero
dubai — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has given instructions to rename the Academic City Road in Dubai after UAE war hero Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan — the grandson of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan — was among the three soldiers injured in a helicopter crash that took place in Yemen’s Shabwah Governate in August 2017. He had returned to the UAE on Saturday after treatment abroad.
Taking to Twitter to announce the decision to rename the road to Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street on Tuesday, Sheikh Mohammed said: “This arterial street that is used by tens of thousands of students every day shall bear the name of one of the Emirati youths the nation is proud of.
“This street embodies the persistence, determination, resolve, power and sacrifices of the Emirati youth.
“Oh Zayed bin Hamdan, may you and the nation’s youths keep serving your home country.”
Running parallel to the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road, the eight-lane highway extends 50km from its intersection with Jebel Ali-Lehbab Road to the Oman Street intersection. Half of the road has already been opened to traffic while the remaining half will be opened in March.
The road, which has a capacity of 12,000-16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions, is considered one of Dubai’s key strategic roads as it offers access to several major areas such as Dubai Silicon Oasis, Arabian Ranches and the Expo 2020 site. It features seven main intersections with Ras Al Khor Road, Latifa bint Hamdan Street, Hassa Street, Al Yalayis Road, Al Qudra Road, Jebel Ali-Lehbab Road and Al Ain Road, in addition to 10 secondary intersections.