RTA completes Al Shindagha Corridor Development Project in Dubai, inaugurates fifth and final bridge
11 May 2025 12:12
DUBAI (ALETIHAD)The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has inaugurated the fifth and final bridge as part of the Sheikh Rashid Road and Al Mina Street intersection development project. With this milestone, the RTA has completed all phases of Al Shindagha Corridor Development Project in Bur Dubai, ensuring uninterrupted traffic flow from Al Garhoud Bridge towards Port Rashid, via Infinity Bridge, and onward to the Waterfront Market, and vice versa.The completed phases have reduced travel time along the corridor from 80 minutes to just 12 minutes.The corridor serves Deira and Bur Dubai, as well as several major development projects, including Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Dubai Maritime City, and Port Rashid.The total population served by the project is estimated at one million.The corridor's development facilitates free-flowing traffic along the entire route, increasing capacity from 6,400 vehicles per hour to 24,000 vehicles per hour.It will also reduce travel time from 104 minutes to just 16 minutes by 2030, while enhancing road safety. The projected economic benefit from reduced travel time is valued at Dh45 billion over 20 years.
The RTA has also recently inaugurated the final bridge within the Sheikh Rashid Road and Al Mina Street intersection development project. The project comprised the construction of five bridges, with a total length of 3.1 kilometres, and a combined traffic capacity of approximately 19,400 vehicles per hour across all lanes.
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