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796km roads repaired in Western Region, Al Ain
The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi has carried out repairs and maintenance of 796.5 kilometres of highways in the Western Region and Al Ain city.
The total number of working hours in both regions has exceeded six million.
The total number of roads and infrastructure undertaken in the Western Region is 796.5 kilometres, 10 bridges, 19 underpasses as well as 488 camel crossings.
The work covered the Jumaniat-Silaa, Sliaa-Ghweifat, Abu Dhabi–Silaa-Madinat Zayed, Madinat Zayed-Muziara, Abu Dhabi–Silaa-Ghayathi, Ghayathi-Arada, Sahel-Hamim, Arada-Brair, Madinat Zayed-Ghayathi, Madinat Zayed–Ghayathi-Bainunah, Al Ruwais Road, Al Ruwais Road at interchange number 5 towards Jabal Al Dhanah Road, and Ras Gmais to Gaga Island.
Al Ain work included 850 kilometres of the total length of 17 roads, 13 bridges, 41 underpasses, 150 electronic gates, and 373 camel crossings.
Maintenance and rehabilitation works, on both regions, encompassed sand storm cleaning, replacing guard rails, rope rails, traffic signs, concrete barriers and street lighting pavement upgrades, some of which are mostly damaged by vehicle incidents.
Maintenance works also included earth and structure works, safety improvement for existing roads and road marking, laying of storm water drainage with Right of Way (ROW), installation of street lights, chain links and sand fences for added road segments, as well as construction of roundabouts and parking areas.
Faisal Al Suwaidi, Director General of Main Roads at the Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi, said: “The DoT pays great attention to maintenance and rehabilitation of roads. Such projects are in line with the Department’s strategy aimed to build world-class, integrated and sustainable transport infrastructure that help fuel the emirate’s socio-economic development and its key priorities of promoting a more prosperous future for generations to come”. -haseeb@khaleejtimes.com
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