Roads to ‘Jewel of the Creek’ to be finished in June, says RTA

dubai — With over 80 per cent of work done, the construction of the roads and underpasses leading to the ‘Jewel of the Creek’ project will be completed by the end of June, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said.

The announcement was made by Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the board of executive directors of the RTA, during his recent visit to the site.

The project, which lies between Al Maktoum Bridge and the Floating Bridge, features a distinctive design that would make it a landmark tourist destination, boosting both the prominence of the city and the tourism appeal of the area.

“The project includes the construction of tunnels extending 1.4km and roads spanning 7km. The ground and basement access points of the Jewel of the Creek project have been linked with Baniyas Street to the north and Al Ittihad Street to the east through streets, tunnels and slope roads leading to the basement parking of the project.

“The project also includes the construction of a footbridge extending 81 metres and crossing over Baniyas Street by the last quarter of this year, together with other lighting works as well as protecting and shifting the existing utility lines,” explained Al Tayer.

Entry and exit pathways

The northern access of the project comprises entry points to the basement parking through the tunnel for the traffic towards the west of Baniyas Street and the inbound traffic from the slope road of Al Maktoum Bridge. It also includes exit points for the basement parking through the tunnel to Baniyas Street towards the east and west, in addition to exit points to the northeast, leading to the sloping eastern road from Al Maktoum Bridge to Baniyas Street.

The eastern access includes surface entry points from and to the eastern basement parking and single-lane tunnels for the basement parking access from Al Ittihad Street parallel to the Floating Bridge, and from Baniyas Street to the east.

Works also include the construction of roads for the surface entry points for the traffic inbound from Al Ittihad Street to the south and single-lane tunnels to the east to provide an exit in the direction of Abu Dhabi and Al Ittihad Street to the north.