(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A new bridge will replace the Floating Bridge by 2017, and will stretch from Dubai Creek Park in Bur Dubai to City Centre and Dubai Golf Club in Deira.
The Floating Bridge will be shifted to the Sheraton crossing, linking the Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road in Bur Dubai and Omar Ibn Al Khattab Road in Deira.
The Floating Bridge in Dubai will be shifted to the Sheraton crossing. - KT photo by Shihab
Named Al Ittihad Bridge project, construction will commence in 2014 and the project will cost Dh1.1 billion. When completed in three years, it will cater to 24,000 vehicles per hour, according to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the project on Monday. Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, was also present during the presentation by Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of RTA.
Al Tayer said the new 61 metres wide and 15 metres high bridge will have 12 lanes in two directions besides a pedestrian walkway.
Shaikh Mohammed was also briefed on the Rashid Hospital Tunnels, part of a mega Dh720 million tunnel project, which was opened to traffic on Sunday.
Several streets and two tunnels have been built as part of the Rashid Hospital Tunnels Project, aimed at reducing traffic congestion in the area of Shaikh Rashid Hospital. The project is expected to ease traffic coming from Tariq bin Ziyad and Umm Harir Streets, heading towards the intersection of Al Riyadh Street with the extension of the Floating Bridge.
The first tunnel passes from Tariq bin Ziyad Street under Al Maktoum Bridge, and the other, which is inbound from Umm Harir Street, passes across Oud Metha Park. Both of the two-way tunnels merge to form a four-lane street heading towards Al Riyadh Street via Rashid Hospital.
The Vice-President credited the RTA's tremendous efforts which aim to build a modern road network to cope with the rapid increase in vehicles and traffic.
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