New project to enhance road links between Dubai and Sharjah

One of the key road projects for improving the links between Dubai and Sharjah has reached 60 per cent completion.

Al Khawaneej Road Improvement Project includes the construction of three intersections, service roads extending 23 km along Al Khawaneej and Al Amardi Roads, the Roads and Transport Authority(RTA) has announced.

The project will cut the travel time between the Emirates Road and the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road from 25 minutes to 9 minutes. It  will also accommodate the current and projected growth of traffic.

#RTA announced that the completion rate in Al Khawaneej Road Improvement Project had reached 60%. The project enhances the vertical road links between Dubai and Sharjah. pic.twitter.com/4gxRttWPSW

— RTA (@rta_dubai) January 30, 2021

“The project includes the construction of a tunnel of three lanes in each direction extending 680 metres at the intersection of Al Khawaneej Road with Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road.  The intersection of Al Amardi-Emirates Roads will be upgraded to a flyover of two lanes in each direction extending 201 metres above the Emirates Road in the direction of Al Awir,” Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA stated.

The Al Khawaneej project follows the completion of all phases of improvements of the Airport Street Project.

The project had immensely improved the traffic flow, reduced the waiting time and sorted out congestions caused by overlapping traffic.