The 1.210M bridge has three lanes and has a capacity of 4,800 vehicles per hour.
The opening is part of the Phase 4 or Shindagha corridor improvement project, which covers 4.8 km along Sheikh Rashid Road, from its intersection with Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street to Falcon Intection in the Mina street.
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This phase includes the construction of five 8.1 km total bridges, with a combined capacity of 19,400 vehicles per Hor in all lanes.
Additionionally, The Project Includes The Development of 4.8km of Road, Along with Improvements to Surface Intersections on Jumeirah Street, Al Mina Street, and Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Street, and The Construction of Two the Road and The Opestrian or The Road Opestrian of the road and the road and the opestrian of the road and the road Road and the Mina de la Carrete street.
Mattar Al Tayer, general director, president of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said: “The new bridge improves the traffic flow and facilitates the movement from Infinity Bridge through Al Mina Street to Sheikh Rashid Radification with.
“It improves connectivity to residential and commercial areas, including Hudaiba, Raffa, Jafiliya, Mankhool, Kifaf and Karama.”
“RTA has 90 percent of phase 4 of the project, with the two bridges that will open in the second quarter of this year.
“The first bridge, the 780m voltage, has three lanes and a capacity of 4,800 vehicles per hour, improving the traffic flow from Infinity Bridge through Al Mina Street to the Wasl Street.
“The second bridge, which extends 985m, consists of two lanes with a capacity of 3,200 vehicles per hour, serving traffic from Jumeirah street to the street to the mine and the intersection of Falcon.”
In December, RTA opened a 1,335 m bridge with three lanes and a capacity of 4,800 vehicles per hour. The bridge facilitates the movement of traffic from the intersection of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street with Sheikh Rashid Road Tows Al Mina Street and Falcon Intersction, which extends to the Infinite Bridge in Dubai.
Its opening has significantly improved the traffic flow from Sheikh Rashid Road to Infinity Bridge and Onard A Deira.
Mattar Al Tayer, general director and president of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, declared:
“The Shindagha corridor improvement project is being implemented under the directives of HH Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of … pic.twitter.com/oynndpk2zlw– Rta (@rta_dubai) March 23, 2025
Earlier this year, RTA opened a 605 m bridge with two lanes and a capacity of 3,200 vehicles per hour. This bridge improves the movement of traffic from the intersection of Ala Street with Sheikh Rashid Road towards the intersection of Sheikh Rashid Road with Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street.
The Shindagha corridor improvement project is one of the largest installation projects in RTA, with a remarkable progress already achieved.
13 km tension, the corridor extends along Sheikh Rashid Road, to the Mina Street, Al Khaleeej Street and Cairo Street, which implies the development of 15 intersections.
Due to its scale and complexity, the project was divided into five phases.
The corridor improves the connectivity between Deira and Bur Dubai, while supporting the important developments, including the Dubai Islands, the coast of Deira, the maritime city of Dubai and Port Rashid.
Once completed, it will benefit approximately one million residents, ensuring a softer traffic flow, increasing the capacity and efficiency of the road, and the significant reduction of travel time from 104 minutes to only 16 minutes by 2030.
Besighes, the project is designed to improve road safety standards while delivering an estimated AED45 billion ($ 12.25 billion) in economic benefits around the next 20 years.
