Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that two major bridges and a tunnel have opened, making the flow of traffic in Dubai smoother.
As part of the Falcon Interchange Improvement Project, located between Al Khaleej Street, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road and Al Ghubaiba Road, the new openings will increase the capacity of vehicles to 27,200 per hour.
The two bridges, with six lanes each, link the Infinity Bridge and the Al Shindagha Tunnel.
The tunnel with two lanes in each direction has opened for turns from the left, made from Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road to Al Mina Street, and can accommodate 3,200 vehicles per hour.
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority said, "The Falcon Interchange Improvement Project is a segment of the 13 km-long Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, spanning Sheikh Rashid Road, Al Mina Street, Al Khaleej Street, and Cairo Street. The improvement of the Falcon Interchange enables a smooth traffic flow along Al Shindagha corridor (Al Khaleej and Al Mina Street), besides increasing the capacity, efficiency, and traffic safety of these two roads. It also offers entry and exit points to Mina Rashid (Port Rashid), and additional parking spaces beneath the new bridge to serve the area."
The junction of Sheikh Rashid Road and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street will also be connected on the completion of further bridges currently under construction.