12-05-2025
RTA completed Shindagha Corridor project in Dubai
A major traffic project in Dubai has now officially been completed, according to the RTA.
The Roads and Transport Authority opened the fifth and final bridge as part of the Sheikh Rashid-Al Mina Street Interchange Improvement Project on Sunday May 11.
Now open to traffic, the interchange was the final stage of the Shindagha Corridor project in Bur Dubai, a huge series of works designed to decrease congestion.
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Stretching from the Al Garhoud Bridge towards Port Rashid all the way to the Infinity Bridge and Waterfront Souk, traffic flow is expected to be much smoother from now.
If your daily commute uses the route, then you're in luck, as the RTA has stated the works have reduced travel time from 80 to 12 minutes.
The Roads and Transport Authority inaugurates the fifth and final bridge as part of the Sheikh Rashid Road and Al Mina Street intersection development project. With this milestone, RTA has completed all phases of Al Shindagha Corridor Development Project in Bur Dubai, ensuring…
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) May 11, 2025
The distance between Infinity Bridge to Al Mina Street and on to Al Wasl Street should now take five minutes, as well as the route between Jumeirah Street and the Infinity Bridge.
Now looking ahead, the RTA is currently working on the Al Khaleej Tunnel Project, which will extended from the Infinity Bridge ramp in Deira to the intersection of Al Khaleej Street and Cairo Street.
Speaking about the Shindagha Corridor, His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said:
'The corridor serves Deira and Bur Dubai, in addition to a number of development projects such as Dubai Islands, Deira Waterfront, Dubai Maritime City, and Port Rashid. The project's population is estimated at one million.
'The corridor development will contribute to providing free traffic flow along the Shindagha Corridor, increasing the capacity from 6,400 vehicles per hour to 24,000 vehicles per hour, reducing the journey time from 104 minutes to 16 minutes by 2030, and enhancing traffic safety. The savings from reducing journey time are estimated at Dhs45 billion over 20 years.'
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