Highlighting the project, Maitha Bin Udai, CEO of RTA Traffic and Roads Agency, said: "The first tunnel comprises two lanes inbound from Tariq Bin Ziyad Road passing beneath Al Maktoum Bridge, and the second tunnel also comprises two lanes crossing Oud Metha Park. The two lanes converge to form a four-lane tunnel in the direction of Riyadh Road via Rashid Hospital.
"The project is conceived in the context of RTA Master Projects Plan aimed at easing traffic congestion in the vicinity of Rashid Hospital and Dubai Media Inc. to the extent of handling 6,000 vehicles per hour," added Maitha.
She confirmed the completion of infrastructure works related to utility services in the project such as Dewa (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority) lines, sewage services, telecommunication networks, and storm-water drainage system in addition to construction works of vehicle and pedestrian tunnels. Maitha explained that completion rate reached 90 per cent in the electromechanical works in the tunnels, and 95 per cent in roads, light signals and street lighting works, adding that the project is set for final completion and full opening in the middle of this year.
"The RTA has completed a number of projects in Bur Dubai to ease traffic snarls and enhancing roads capacity to cope with the growth and urban expansion," said Maitha. She stressed RTA’s attention to upgrading the infrastructure of Dubai by undertaking a number of vital projects and related service improvement plans.
