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Major traffic diversion in Sharjah from tomorrow

SHARJAH — As part of the Sharjah government’s massive road development project, a major traffic diversion is being introduced from tomorrow.

The Sharjah Police and the Public Works Department will open alternative routes in order to facilitate the Al Wahda Road expansion project.

The diversion involves a number of new alternative routes. Motorists from the Northern Emirates and eastern areas heading to the City Centre will have to use Shaikh Khalid bin Saqr Square towards Al Heera Corniche Street, Ring Road, Al Arooba Street and motorists from Dubai heading towards the Northern Emirates and eastern areas will have to use the Ring Road, Al Arooba Street and Al Heera Corniche street.

Motorists from Dubai heading for Sharjah via Al Wahda Road would have to use the Ring Road, Al Arooba Street and Heera Corniche.

The motorists from Wasit Square heading towards Al Wahda will have to use the route incorporating three ways which start from Wasit Square passing by Culture Square and Mohammed bin Sultan bin Alian Square and Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Square through Shaikh Zayed Road near the labour office to Al Wahda Street near the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services. All the above mentioned squares through which the alternative route is passing have been changed to intersection with signal lights.

Motorists from Al Wahda Street heading towards the Sharjah Airport will have to use the route that starts from Al Ghubaiba through Shaikh Zayed Road of Sharjah and pass by Dasman Area to reach Wasit Square through Shaikh Rashid bin Saqr Al Qasimi near Culture Square.

Engineer Shaikh Khalid bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Director-General of Sharjah Department of Public Works said the road development project in the emirate is one of the long-term plans being implemented on the directives of His Highness Dr. Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.

Instruction boards have been installed at the diversions and new routes have been installed and motorists are being notified through media. The number of Anjad patrols to supervise traffic movement in the new routes, intersection and traffic signal has also been increased.

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