roadworks

RTA is carrying out further upgrades on Al Marabea Street, including the construction of a new service road with a continuous pedestrian walkway

The opening completes the traffic configuration at the intersection following the opening of the bridge in the opposite direction in February

The works included widening Hessa Street to four lanes in each direction and upgrading bridges at intersections with Al Asayel Street, First Al Khail Street, and Sheikh Zayed Road

The road’s capacity will rise to 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions, reducing travel time between Jumeirah Street and Al Khail Road from 20 minutes to six minutes

The infrastructure project will include 2,000 metres of surface roads linking the bridge to existing road networks in the Bur Dubai and Dubai Islands area