The ambitious AED 82 million (US$22 million) Floating Bridge project of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is expected to ease traffic situation on Al Maktoum Bridge as it would take up to 6,000 vehicles during rush hours, the RTA officials have said.
The bridge (pictured below) is made of 20-metre-wide hollow concrete blocks which float in water.
The six-lane bridge, which is expected to open to traffic next week, is all set to provide to the commuters the much-needed alternative to Salik toll road. It will connect Deira with the Oud Metha Road.
Situated just 500 metres South of the Al Maktoum Bridge, the Bridge is 300 metres long. It will end at the intersection to be built on Riyadh Street between Dubai Courts and Ras Al Khor Park. The rolling segment of the bridge allows it to open and close at intervals.
“The Floating Bridge is economical and provides a quick solution to traffic problems in Dubai. A new bridge would have taken three years for completion,” said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director, RTA, recently.He said the authority was studying whether more of these bridges should be built across Dubai Creek.
Dubai recently opened the 12-lane Business Bay Crossing (Ras Al Khor Bridge) and a major widening of the Garhoud Bridge is set to open later this year.
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The ambitious AED 82 million (US$22 million) Floating Bridge project of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is expected to ease traffic situation on Al Maktoum Bridge as it would take up to 6,000 vehicles during rush hours, the RTA officials have said.
Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates that is built around the principles of free trade, foreign investment, and sound business practices. It was Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum who declared Dubai as a free port in 1901, abolishing all tariffs. The Dubai property market is setting the standards for property development throughout the world
