These Dubai roads will be temporarily closed on Friday

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A number of roads in Dubai will be temporarily closed on Friday as the city hosts Stage 6 of the UAE Tour.

The rolling road closures will kick in from noon, with the Dubai Stage scheduled to flag off from Deira Islands at 12:35 pm and finish at Palm Jumeirah around 4:30 pm.

Here's the full list of road closures:

Al Khaleej Street in Deira will be closed from 12:30 pm to 12:55 pm, while the section from Baniyas Street, and passing through Rebat Street onto Ras Al Khor Road, will be shut between 12:50 pm until 1:15 pm.

The section between Dubai-Al Ain Road, Meydan, and Al Hadiqa Street will be partially closed between 1:10 pm to 1:25 pm, while the closures on Al Wasl Street, Al Thanya Street and Jumeirah Street will take place between 1:20 pm and 1:40 pm.

The King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street, heading in the direction of Jebel Ali, will be partially closed between 1:35 pm and 2:05 pm, while sections of Al Asayel Street, Qarn Al Sabkha Road, Al Khail 1, Hessa Street and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street will be closed between 2:00 pm and 2:40 pm.

The segment through Al Qudra Road and Saih Al Salaam Street will be partially closed from 2:35 pm to 3:55 pm, and as the cyclists turn back on Al Qudra Road and head towards Umm Suqeim through Hessa Street, that segment is expected to be closed between 3:50 pm-4:20 pm.

The final stretch of the Dubai Stage, which will see the cyclists ride into Palm Jumeirah and sprint towards the finish at Atlantis, The Palm hotel, is expected to be partially closed from 4:15 pm until 4:35 pm.

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