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Streets parallel to Shaikh Zayed Road now open

Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the opening of several roads and bridges in Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza) – South, forming parts of the Shaikh Zayed Improvement Project.

The The project spans an area extending in the north from the road leading to Al Hodh Roundabout, running across the internal roads and terminating near the 10^th Intersection on Shaikh Zayed Road, and bordering Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road to the south.

The project comprises improvement of the eastern and western parallel roads in both directions within Jebel Ali Industrial Area and Jafza South through constructing six bridges and four footbridges to ease the pressure on Shaikh Zayed Road and the industrial area. It will also establish a link between the investment and economic zones of Dubai World’s projects, connecting them with the surrounding roads, besides linking Jebel Ali Port with Al Maktoum International Airport, and providing a road leading to the Expo Road of Jafza.

Last May, the RTA opened the service road leading to the Expo Road, and last December it opened the lane linking Al Maktoum Airport with Jafza South.

A total of 12 signals have been commissioned in the Parallel Roads Project within the Business Bay area; linking Shaikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road and the Business Bay area, and offering smooth traffic flow in Emaar, Business Bay districts through the eastern and western parallel roads.

“The Parallel Roads Project is one of the biggest projects undertaken by the RTA and is set to bring about positives to the Business Bay district in terms of easing tailbacks in the area for the benefit of residents of towers parallel to the Shaikh Zayed Road, serving the traffic inbound from Shaikh Zayed Road heading towards the Business Bay district, and linking Al Khail Road with the internal roads of the Business Bay district,” said Maitha bin Udai, CEO of RTA Traffic and Roads Agency.

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