About 76 per cent of the construction work on widening the Al Garhoud Bridge in Dubai has been completed.

The estimated cost of the project is Dh415 million ($103 million), according to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

The importance of the project is underscored by the fact that it involves the construction of two bridges; each with seven lanes in each direction. The total length of the bridge will be 520 metres, with the structures rising 16 metres above the water level.

It will ensure free navigation in the Creek and also provide additional traffic capacity as it will allow 16,000 vehicles to pass per hour.

The new bridge is schedule for opening in March 2008, according to CEO of Traffic & Roads Agency Maitha bin Udai.-TradeArabia News Service