RTA to upgrade Falcon Junction Project
DUBAI: In implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to improve the Al Shandagha Roads Corridor to cope with the sustained urbanisation of the locality, the Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has awarded a contract for upgrading the Falcon Junction.
The project, which borders Al Khaleej, Khaled bin Al Waleed and Al Ghubaiba Streets will cost about Dhs450 million. Upon completion, it will link with Shandagha Bridge (Infinity) Northwards.
“The Falcon Junction Improvement Project is part of Al Shandagha Roads Corridor Improvement Project undertaken over five phases extending 13 kilometres, km, along the Sheikh Rashid, Al Mina, Al Khaleej and Cairo Streets. Upgrading the Falcon Junction will ensure free traffic movement across Al Shandagha Corridor (Al Khaleej and Al Mina Streets), and step up the intake of both streets. It will also enhance traffic safety, provide entry/exit points for Rashid Port, and provide more parking spaces under the new bridge to serve the area,” said Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-general and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA.
“The project includes the construction of two bridges along Al Khaleej Street. The first bridge extends 750 metres, m, northwards, and the second, stretches 1,075m southwards; comprising six lanes in each direction with a capacity of 12,000 vehicles per hour, per direction.
“It also covers the construction of a single-lane 250m bridge for a right turn from Khaled bin Al
Waleed Street to Al Khaleej Street with a capacity of 1,600 vehicles per hour. The construction of a two-lane 500m tunnel for left turns from Khaled Bin Al Waleed St to Al Mina St capable of handling 3,200 vehicles per hour, in addition to a surface signalised junction linking Al Khaleej with Al Ghubaiba and Khaled Bin Al Waleed Streets. The project includes other works like pavements, lighting, traffic systems, rainwater drainage network and irrigation systems,” Al Tayer explained.