Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a major Dhs 2 billion contract to develop the 12 kilometre Latifa bint Hamdan Corridor, a massive infrastructure project designed to slash peak-hour congestion across the emirate.
Scheduled for completion by the end of 2028, the massive development will directly link six primary highways: Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road, Al Meydan Street, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street, and Emirates Road. Once complete, daily commuters and visitors moving across Dubai, will benefit from a 54% reduction in travel time between Umm Al Sheif Street and Emirates Road, dropping the journey from 33 minutes down to 15 minutes.
The project involves widening Latifa bint Hamdan Street to four lanes in each direction, boosting the capacity of Dubai's east-west transit networks by 12%. Once finished, the corridor will accommodate up to 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions, servicing more than 130,000 trips every day.
According to the RTA, the infrastructure expansion will construct 15 multi-level structures, including seven bridges stretching 2,300 metres and eight tunnels spanning 900 metres. A brand-new link road will also be built to connect Al Khail Road directly with the extended Latifa bint Hamdan Street.
The upgrading works aim to serve several key residential and commercial hubs with a combined population and visitor base exceeding 650,000 people. Communities set to benefit directly include Dubai Hills, Nad Al Sheba, Al Barari, Dubai District One, Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens, Living Legends, Majan, and Global Village.
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, stated that the project is a proactive step to align infrastructure with the emirate's rapid population and economic expansion, supporting the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 and the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan.
In addition to vehicular improvements, the contract includes the construction of a 12.5 kilometre cycling track, connecting existing cycling networks to create an uninterrupted pathway stretching all the way from Al Qudra to Jumeirah, offering alternative transport options for active residents.