Dubai plans new internal road network for Qusais industrial area

Dubai's Qusais industrial area will soon get 32 new roads that will help improve connectivity and reduce travel time.

Making the announcement, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said it awarded a contract for constructing internal roads and ‎lighting works in Al Qusais Industrial Area 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

The project includes the ‎construction of 32 roads spanning 10 km, and streetlights stretching approximately 43 km.

It will "boost the road intake by 200 per cent (from 500 to 1,500 vehicles per hour in both ‎directions), and reduce the journey time by 60 per cent", RTA added.

The move follows the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice ‎President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to develop the infrastructure of residential and industrial areas, address the ‎needs of urban expansion, and foster the wellbeing of the residents.

The internal roads will improve the linking of Al Qusais Industrial Areas, which are ‎served by four main streets, namely Amman Street, Beirut Street, Halab Street, and Damascus ‎Street, highlighted Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive ‎Directors of the RTA.

"It improves the entrances and exits for 320 workshops, 25 residential buildings, shops, ‎and educational zones. The population of the area is estimated at 60,000 people."