I think this deserves its own thread... massive! :runaway:
Use this thread for future double decker road projects as well
Double decker road to open in 2008
DH605m two-layer structure on Dubai's Doha street will accommodate the increasing volume of traffic.
Dubai: The first double decker road in Dubai will be built on Doha Street to cater for increasing traffic near new developments such as the Burj Dubai - deemed the tallest building in the world.
The two kilometre two-layer road is part of the bigger Ras Al Khor Road Network project, which is being built at a cost of Dh1.85 billion in line with directions from His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The double decker road will improve traffic on Al Doha Road and ensure smooth traffic flow to new development projects such as the Burj Dubai and the Dubai International Financial Centre.
The two-layer road includes three lanes towards Jumeirah and five lanes towards the Al Khail Road, and will accommodate 9,000 vehicles per hour.
This project will start in August this year to be completed in August 2008, at a cost of Dh605 million.
"All our new projects are designed to reduce traffic congestion in the whole city and not just one area," Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), told a press conference on Tuesday.
Maitha Obaid Bin Udai, Chief Executive Officer of the Traffic and Roads Department at the RTA, Nabeel Mohammad Saleh, Director of the Roads Department, and Badar Al Siri, Director of the Traffic Department, were also present to explain the upcoming road projects.
The Ras Al Khor Road network project consists of a new road corridor stretching almost 15 km from the airport tunnel in the north through to the first Intersection (Defence Roundabout) on Shaikh Zayed Road in the south.
"It is the biggest road network project ever launched in Dubai in terms of its impact on traffic in the emirate," said Al Tayer.
The project also involves the construction of Ras Al Khor Bridge (the fourth crossing over the creek) and an expressway from the first Interchange on Shaikh Zayed Road, passing through Doha Street and Jeddaf and linking with the airport tunnel via the fourth crossing.
The fourth crossing will comprise 13 lanes with six lanes towards Bur Dubai and seven lanes towards Deira. It will have a capacity of 27,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.
The new crossing will open to traffic in January 2007.
There will be a total of five free flow interchanges that will include construction of more than 20 bridges and five tunnels.
The project has been divided into six contracts.
Four of them are under construction to be completed in March 2008 while the full road network will be operational by August 2008.
Use this thread for future double decker road projects as well
Double decker road to open in 2008
DH605m two-layer structure on Dubai's Doha street will accommodate the increasing volume of traffic.
Dubai: The first double decker road in Dubai will be built on Doha Street to cater for increasing traffic near new developments such as the Burj Dubai - deemed the tallest building in the world.
The two kilometre two-layer road is part of the bigger Ras Al Khor Road Network project, which is being built at a cost of Dh1.85 billion in line with directions from His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The double decker road will improve traffic on Al Doha Road and ensure smooth traffic flow to new development projects such as the Burj Dubai and the Dubai International Financial Centre.
The two-layer road includes three lanes towards Jumeirah and five lanes towards the Al Khail Road, and will accommodate 9,000 vehicles per hour.
This project will start in August this year to be completed in August 2008, at a cost of Dh605 million.
"All our new projects are designed to reduce traffic congestion in the whole city and not just one area," Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), told a press conference on Tuesday.
Maitha Obaid Bin Udai, Chief Executive Officer of the Traffic and Roads Department at the RTA, Nabeel Mohammad Saleh, Director of the Roads Department, and Badar Al Siri, Director of the Traffic Department, were also present to explain the upcoming road projects.
The Ras Al Khor Road network project consists of a new road corridor stretching almost 15 km from the airport tunnel in the north through to the first Intersection (Defence Roundabout) on Shaikh Zayed Road in the south.
"It is the biggest road network project ever launched in Dubai in terms of its impact on traffic in the emirate," said Al Tayer.
The project also involves the construction of Ras Al Khor Bridge (the fourth crossing over the creek) and an expressway from the first Interchange on Shaikh Zayed Road, passing through Doha Street and Jeddaf and linking with the airport tunnel via the fourth crossing.
The fourth crossing will comprise 13 lanes with six lanes towards Bur Dubai and seven lanes towards Deira. It will have a capacity of 27,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.
The new crossing will open to traffic in January 2007.
There will be a total of five free flow interchanges that will include construction of more than 20 bridges and five tunnels.
The project has been divided into six contracts.
Four of them are under construction to be completed in March 2008 while the full road network will be operational by August 2008.