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the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened today (Saturday) the last phase of Al Houdh Interchange. This project is in implementation of the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President & Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council; to expedite the delivery of road infrastructure projects around the site of Expo 2020. The opening of the interchange, which is situated between Sh. Mohammed bin Zayed Rd and Al Yalayis Rd, follows the completion of all works in the project that included the construction of four east-west bridges extending along Al Yalayis Rd comprising three lanes in each direction. It also included modifying the path of some impacted roads with the aim of achieving smooth traffic movement in the interchange. The cost of this project phase is about AED228 million. By opening the last phase, the total cost of improving & widening Sh. Mohammed bin Zayed Rd from the outskirts of Dubai near Sharjah up to Al Houd Interchange amounts to AED1.91 billion.
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, was delighted with the opening of the last phase of Improving & Widening Sh. Mohammed bin Zayed Rd Project aimed to ease the traffic overlap experienced by Al Houdh R/A in the past. Traffic now flows smoothly from Al Yalayis Road heading east to the Dubai Investment Park and west to Sheikh Zayed Road and Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority. It will also ensure smooth flow of the North & South-bound traffic on Sh. Mohammed bin Zayed Rd from and to Abu Dhabi.
“Al Houdh Junction Project, which is situated at the western part of the Dubai Emirate bordering the Arabian Ranches Interchange to the north, and the Trucks Roadway to the south, is one of the key strategic projects on the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. It encompasses upgrading Al Houdh R/A from a signalized junction into a flyover ensuring free movement in all directions, while accommodating for the path of Etihad Rail. It involves the construction of four east-west bridges extending 600 meters on Al Yalayis Rd comprising three lanes in each direction.
“The project also encompasses the widening of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road in an 11 km-long sector extending from Al Houdh R/A to the junction leading to Al Maktoum International Airport from three to six lanes in each direction. It included the construction of a service road on both sides of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road in a 4 km-long sector extending from Al Khail Road junction to Al Houdh R/A to ease the entry & exist from the neighboring development projects. It also includes street lighting works, rainwater drainage, traffic signs, road markings, and service utility works in the area as needed by service providers,” explained Al Tayer.
“RTA opened the project in phases in order to ease the mobility in the completed parts. Last February it opened the widening of Sh. Mohammed bin Zayed Road from three to six lanes in each direction over a 7 km-long sector from Al Maktoum International Airport R/A to Jebel Ali-Lehbab R/A. It also opened the widening of Sh. Mohammed bin Zayed in a four km-long sector between Al Yalayis Road and Jebel Ali-Lehbab Road in the direction of Abu Dhabi.
Recently it opened two service roads extending four km parallel to Sh. Mohammed bin Zayed Rd (in both directions) to ease the entry & exist from neighboring development projects in the area.
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