The bridge comprises eight lanes of which six lanes will be opened in the initial phase and the remaining two lanes will be open in mid-July 2016. The new bridge rises 8.5 meters above the water level allowing round-the-clock free navigation in the Canal.
“RTA has effectively completed all works listed under Phase I of the Dubai Water Canal Project, which comprises the construction of an 800 meter-long bridge on the Sheikh Zayed Road comprising 8 lanes in each direction. It also includes modifying the route of affected roads to ensure integrated traffic movement between the two sides of the Canal besides shifting the affected utility lines,” said Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA.
This bridge has a unique design with waterfalls flowing from the top, and smart lighting fixtures controlled via a dedicated app supported by a database for tracking the lighting condition, and sharing information and operational commands, said Al Tayer. A full coverage is provided all over the place enabling RTA to interact with the social media through 3G technology he added.
Earlier in June, RTA opened Al Wasl Road Bridge comprising three lanes in the direction of Dubai and two lanes in the direction of Abu Dhabi in addition to two lanes for serving the traffic coming from Al Wasl Road heading to Al Athaar Road.
The traffic flow on this bridge has improved massively, thus facilitating the movement of motorists from Jumeirah 1 to Jumeirah 2 & 3 as well as Al Hadiqa Road and vice versa. Accordingly about 50 thousand vehicles now use the bridge every day. Last March, RTA opened Phase II of the project with the completion of a bridge serving traffic inbound from Al Athaar Road and bound to Al Hadiqa Road across Al Wasl Road. It had eased the movement of motorists from Jumeirah Road and Al Athaar Road in the direction of Al Hadiqa Road and Shaikh Zayed Road, since its opening.
Work is gathering pace for the Jumeirah Bridge, which will be opened in July. Once the three bridges crossing the Canal are open, the contractor of Phase III will complete the Canal digging works underneath the bridges, besides building quay walls of the Canal, constructing three footbridges linking the two banks of the Canal at distinctive locations, and setting up 10 marine transit stations. Jobs also include landfilling works to build a synthetic peninsula along the Jumeirah Park that will double the beach line of the Park, increase the park area, and make a room for more leisure activities.
Source:: Gulf News
RTA to open Abu Dhabi-bound section of bridge on Shaikh Zayed Road on Friday, July 1
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