RTA awards contract for Widening Seih Assalam Road (Phase II), costing AED178 m
In execution of the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to enhance the traffic security & flow on Seih Assalam Road, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has actually just recently awarded an agreement of Phase II of Dual Carriageway of Seih Assalam Road Project. It covers a sector extending about 21 km from Al Qudra R/An approximately the crossway of Dubai-- Al Ain Road, at a cost of about AED178 million.
" The project consists of widening of the existing road from Al Qudra R/A (nearby the Cycling Rest Area) up to the crossway with the Dubai-- Al Ain Road through Al Lisaili and Al Marmoom, to make it a double carriageway of two lanes in each instructions. Functions likewise include building 9 R/As to guarantee a safe & smooth traffic flow in those areas, four crossings for camels & horses, a cycling track, service roads, and parking area besides widening the existing car park of the Dubai International Endurance City. Project works likewise include street lights, rainwater drainage network, and rail along the mean to fend off casual U-turns," said HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA.
" Early this year, RTA opened Phase I of the Dual Carriageway of Seih Assalam Road extending 12 km from Bab Al Shams Hotel and Dubai International Endurance City approximately Al Qudra R/A (nearby the Cycling Rest Area). The Road has been widened to two lanes in each direction, and 3 R/As have actually been constructed. Upon the completion of Phase II of this job, RTA would achieve updating a vital traffic corridor beginning with the Dubai International Endurance City as much as Al Qudra R/A and from there as much as Dubai-- Al Ain Road, or Al Qudra Road passing over Emirates Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, extending further as much as Jumeirah.".
It is notable that RTA completed last year the widening of Al Qudra Road from the intersection of Jebel Ali-- Lehbab up to Bab Al Shams R/A extending 12 km and consisting of three lanes in each instructions at an expense of AED110 million.
