UAE completes $531m strategic road network projects
ABU DHABI, June 8, 2021
The UAE government has announced the completion of road networks running 112 km long and strategic development projects worth AED1.95 billion ($531 million).
The strategic road projects comprise a network of tracks, roads, intersections and bridges in three main axes, including the following: 1. The first axis is Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road, a new route that represents an extension of the Sheikh Khalifa Road (E84) leading to the Emirate of Fujairah.
These road networks and strategic development projects, aimed at shortening the distance and time between the country's various regions and emirates, were implemented by the Follow-Up Committee of the Initiatives of the UAE President.
This axis extends from the intersection of Sheikh Khalifa Road with Sharjah-Kalba Road (E102) and continues through the Mleiha area and then Al Madam area in Sharjah and ends in Al Shuwaib area in Abu Dhabi. The length of this route is 52 km, with three lanes in each direction, with a design speed of 140 km/h.
This axis also includes the construction of three main intersections with Sharjah Road, in addition to seven flyover-bridge intersections to provide free traffic in all directions.
The second axis is Al-Watan Road, which represents a direct connection route, with three lanes in each direction, with a length of 42 km and a design speed of 120 km/h.
This axis extends from the Hatta area, passing through the Masfout area in the Emirate of Ajman, the Almunaee area and the mountains of Wadi Al Qor in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and intersects with the first axis, which represents the extension of the Sheikh Khalifa Road in the Mleiha area in the Emirate of Sharjah.
This road consists of two parts. The first includes improving the lane and raising the efficiency of the current Sharjah-Kalba Road/E102 to Hatta to become three lanes in each direction instead of two, with a length of 18 km.
As for the second part, it includes the construction of a new lane as an extension of the first road, with a length of 24 km. The lane will pass through mountainous areas (Wadi Al Qour mountain) in Ras Al Khaimah, to meet the first axis, which is Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road in the Maliha area.
The third axis is the Dubai-Hatta Road, which includes the development and upgrading of the current Dubai-Hatta road between Nizwa and Al Madam areas within Sharjah, with three lanes in each direction instead of two lanes, at a 120 km/h speed. The length of this lane is 18 km.
The road includes the construction of an upper crossing for vehicles in the Madam area and two bridges over the Madam roundabout.
The project also involves the development of the current lower crossing leading to Al Nizwa area and the construction of four pedestrian bridges in the Madam area.-TradeArabia News Service
