Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract to construct the Al Khaleej Street Tunnel Project. This initiative aligns with the development vision outlined by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and is overseen by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
This 1,650-meter tunnel, which starts at the end of the Infinity Bridge ramp in Deira and ends at the intersection of Al Khaleej and Cairo Streets, features six lanes that can accommodate up to 12,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said that, “Al Khaleej Street Tunnel is part of Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project; one of the expansive projects currently undertaken by RTA. This corridor extends 13 kilometres along Sheikh Rashid Road, Al Mina Street, Al Khaleej Street, and Cairo Street, encompassing the upgrade of 15 intersections and benefiting numerous residential and developmental communities including Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Dubai Maritime City, and Mina Rashid. It serves about one million people and is projected to cut travel times from 104 minutes to just 16 minutes by 2030.
“Al Khaleej Street Project, which is part of Phase 4, covers the construction of a tunnel extending 1650 metres and encompassing three lanes in each direction. It provides a free traffic flow from the Infinity Bridge towards Deira and back. The scope includes transforming the crossing of the Cairo and Al Wuheida Streets from a roundabout to a signalised intersection, besides improving Cairo Street and connecting the ramp of the bridge from Dubai Islands to the new tunnel on Al Khaleej Street northward. This phase will serve the residents of Abu Hail, Al Wuheida, and Al Mamzar along with development projects like Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Waterfront Market, and Hamriya Port,” Al Tayer added.