Alert! These Dubai roads are closed for four weeks

Dubai - Commuters can take the circular bus route.

As periodic preventive maintenance is being carried out on the asphalt layer of Naif Road, it has been closed for four weeks from July 8.   

The first phase will be a full closure of Naif Road in the direction from Omar bin Al Khattab Street towards Al Musalla Street, till July 22. The second phase will be a full closure of Naif from July 23 until August 5 from Al Musalla Street towards Omar bin Al Khattab Street, said the Roads and Transport Authority.

The Circular Bus Route will start from the Union Metro Station, pass through Naif Park, Naif Junction 1, Burj Nahar Junction 1, and Al Nakhal bus stop before heading back to the Union Metro Station.

"Bus commuters can use temporary alternative routes from the Union MS to travel to their various destinations. The temporary alternative circular route service would run at 15 minutes intervals throughout the day. All affected routes and stops would not be served during the closure of Naif Road for maintenance," said Mohammed Abu Bakr Al-Hashemi, director of planning and business development at RTA's Public Transport Agency.

"All bus routes serving bus stops of Naif Junction 2 and Burj Nahar Junction 2 would be suspended. Therefore, a temporary alternative circular bus service is required until the completion of maintenance works of Naif Road," said Al-Hashemi.

According to the RTA, users of affected bus stops are as much as 394,000 riders per month or 13,000 riders daily.

If you are driving to Naif Road from the Burj Nahar intersection, you can use Street 45 from Omar Bin Al Khattab Street to reach Al Murrar area.

For those who want to exit the Naif Road from Al Murrar area, they should take the exit point from Street 20 near Khalid Mosque.

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