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RTA awards Dubai bridge project contract

DUBAI, April 30, 2016

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said it has awarded a Dh105-million ($28.5 million) contract for the construction of a bridge that will link the north and south of Jebel Ali Free Zones.

The project, located near the 10th Interchange of the Sheikh Zayed Road, is being implemented in collaboration with the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza), said a statement from RTA.

Jafza is a thriving business community accommodating more than 7100 businesses including 100 firms ranked amongst Fortune 500. The area accounts for over 50 per cent of the total exports, imports and re-exported commodities within or outside Dubai.

The scope of work includes the construction of a dual carriageway of three lanes in each direction to link the traffic movement between Jafza North and Jafza South across the Sheikh Zayed Road, the RTA statement said.

The Jafza bridge project also includes improvement works on roads connected by the bridge at the North and South such as widening of some roads to three lanes in each direction, and the existing R/A at Jafza North to accommodate the traffic flowing from the bridge, in addition to lighting and infrastructural works like the shifting of impacted utility lines of water, electricity, irrigation, sewage, rainwater drainage, and communication lines.

The construction of the bridge, which stretches over the Sheikh Zayed Road linking the north and south Jebel Ali Free Zones, is expected to last 18 months, it added.

"This project has been undertaken as part of RTA’s master plan for roads, bridges, crossings and tunnels aimed at improving the traffic flow in various parts of Dubai including areas under development or investment," remarked Mattar Al Tayer, the director-general and chairman of the RTA board of executive directors.

“Upon completion, the project would ensure a smooth traffic movement between Jafza North and Jafza South, and alleviate the intense traffic on Al Maktoum Airport Road as well as the 10th Interchange on the Sheikh Zayed Road,” he added.-TradeArabia News Service




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