RTA opens bridge under Oud Metha and Al Asayel Streets development project

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened a major three-lane bridge on Sunday, as part of the Oud Metha and Al Asayel Streets Development Project.

The bridge has a capacity of 3,600 vehicles per hour and will serve to ease traffic coming from Al Khail Road towards Al Asayel Street via Al Wasl Club Street.

The project will increase the capacity of Oud Metha Street from 10,400 vehicles per hour in both directions to 15,600 vehicles per hour in both directions, an increase of 50 per cent. It will also reduce travel time from 20 minutes to 5 minutes, an improvement of 75 per cent.

Works at the intersection also include upgrading the service road on Sheikh Rashid Road between the existing bridge and Al Zahrawi Street exit to address current traffic overlaps and enhance safety for road users.

The number of lanes for right-turn movements from Sheikh Rashid Road onto Oud Metha Street towards Dubai–Al Ain Road will also be increased from two to three, raising capacity to 4,000 vehicles per hour.

The overall project covers the improvement of four major intersections, including the intersection of Oud Metha Street with Sheikh Rashid Road, where an additional lane will be added to the left-turn ramp serving traffic from Oud Metha Street onto Sheikh Rashid Road towards Al Garhoud Bridge, increasing capacity to 1,800 vehicles per hour.

In addition, the project includes widening the existing bridge serving traffic from Al Khail Road towards Oud Metha Street from two lanes to three, increasing its capacity from 2,200 vehicles per hour to 3,300 vehicles per hour.

The RTA also announced that 90 per cent of the overall project has been completed.

By the end of August this year, two tunnels are scheduled to open. The first will connect the service road on Oud Metha Street to the Sheikh Rashid Road intersection for traffic heading towards Bur Dubai, while the second will serve traffic coming from Dubai–Al Ain Road towards Al Wasl Club Street, helping address current traffic overlaps. 

Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, Roads and Transport Authority, said the project will "accommodate the requirements of urban development and population growth.

"The project is one of the key infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing Dubai’s road network. It includes the improvement of four major intersections, the construction of bridges and two tunnels with a total length of 4,300 metres, and roads spanning 14 kilometres.

"The project supports several service, residential and development areas, most notably Zabeel, Al Jaddaf, Oud Metha and Umm Hurair, as well as Latifa Hospital and Al Wasl Club. The population of the areas served by the project is expected to exceed 420,000 by 2030."

هيئة الطرق والمواصلات تفتتح جسراً رئيساً ضمن مشروع تطوير شارعي عود ميثاء والأصايل، بسعة ثلاثة مسارات، وبطاقة استيعابية تبلغ 3600 مركبة في الساعة، يخدم الحركة المرورية القادمة من شارع الخيل باتجاه شارع الأصايل عبر شارع نادي الوصل. @rta_dubai pic.twitter.com/Ox9NDjTRVk

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