Cycling tracks to be extended in Al Khawaneej, Mushrif
Additional 7km will being total length of tracks to 39km in the Dubai districts
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract for the construction of cycling tracks in Al Khawaneej and Mushrif areas as part of the Dubai Urban Plan 2040.
The new cycling tracks will extend 7km and link with the existing 32km, taking the total in the two districts to 39km.
Mattar Al Tayer, DirectorGeneral and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA said: “Undertaking this project is part of a master plan for jogging and cycling tracks all over Dubai. The aim is to encourage residents and visitors to practice sports and recreational activities.”
Al Khawaneej track
The first track runs from Quranic Park on Shaikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street up to the intersection with Al Khawaneej Street. It crosses the street through the combined pedestrian and cycling bridge on Al Khawaneej Street to link with the existing cycling track in Al Khawaneej.
Mushrif track
The second cycling lane starts from Mushrif Park near the Crocodile Park, extends up to the intersection with Shaikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street, and then heads northward up to the intersection with Al Khawaneej Street. It crosses the street through the pedestrian and cycling bridge on Shaikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street to connect with the cycling track in Al Khawaneej.
Al Tayer said the masterplan, which covers the period up to 2026, includes the construction of additional cycling tracks extending 278km, bringing the total length of cycling tracks to 819km.
The plan also seeks to link the coastal areas such as Jumeirah, Al Sufouh and the Marina with the external tracks at Al Qudra, Seih Al Salam and Nad Al Sheba along Al Barsha, Dubai Hills and Nad Al Sheba.
Top Standards
Al Tayer added: “The design, construction and setting of speed limits for cycling tracks are in line with international standards. It is also customised to the nature of the locality and the classification of the tracks.
“These tracks encourage residents and visitors to practice cycling such that it would develop into an alternative and sustainable mobility means that serves the first and lastmile strategy,”