{"id":15824,"date":"2019-12-28T11:35:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T07:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/?p=15824"},"modified":"2019-12-28T11:42:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T07:42:18","slug":"rta-opens-today-al-qudra-lehbab-roads-interchange-development-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/2019\/12\/28\/rta-opens-today-al-qudra-lehbab-roads-interchange-development-project\/","title":{"rendered":"RTA opens today Al Qudra-Lehbab Roads Interchange Development Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dubai\u2019s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opens\ntoday (Saturday, December 28<sup>th<\/sup>) Al Qudra-Lehbab Roads Interchange Development\nProject. Works covered building a flyover providing free traffic in all\ndirections and improving the traffic flow on both Al Qudra and Lehbab Roads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lehbab Road is a strategic traffic corridor that provides\na traffic solution for motorists heading to Expo Road, JAFZA, Abu Dhabi and\nvice versa, without entering downtown areas. Works also included the\nconstruction of a separate bridge for cyclists crossing over Lehbab Road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Project includes the construction of two bridges on the collector\nroad beside the existing two bridges as well as ramps to serve right, left and\nU-turns. Works also cover widening connecting streets, constructing a cycling\nbridge across the flyover besides carrying out lighting works, rainwater\ndrainage systems, and the shifting &amp; protecting of utility lines. It\nprovides free traffic in all directions and increases the road capacity to 4400\nvehicles per hour. It will reduce the transit time from Lehbab Road eastward to\nAl Qudra Road northward by 8 minutes, and will also reduce the transit time by 4\nminutes from Lehbab Road westward to Al Qudra Road northward,\u201d said His\nExcellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of\nExecutive Directors of RTA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAl Qudra Road provides a key passageway from\nJumeirah to Umm Suqeim Street, which had also been\nimproved by the construction of 2 bridges of 3 lanes in each direction.\nThe first bridge passes over the Eastern Parallel Road (Al Asayel Street), and\nthe second crosses over the Western Parallel Road (First Al Khail Street).\nTraffic continues to flow smoothly on the flyover of Al Khail Street and at the\nInterchange of the Arabian Ranches on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. Traffic\nwill smoothly flow on Al Qudra Bridge crossing crossing over Emirates Road up\nto Seih Assalam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRTA has undertaken improvements of Al Qudra Road\nover several phases starting with widening the road from 1 to 3 lanes in each\ndirection over a 12 km stretch from Lehbab intersection to Bab Al Shams\nroundabout, including the new bridge. Later improvements covered widening 2\nbridges to 3 lanes in each direction and constructing crossings for vehicles\nand camels on Al Qudra Road. Works also included an 18 km cycling track and a\nrest area fitted with facilities and shops for bike rental and accessories, a\nfully equipped clinic, Cycling Gate, rest area, 10 shaded areas and bike racks,\u201d\nconcluded Al Tayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RTA has accomplished 10 projects under the Improvement of Lehbab and Expo Roads over a\n55 km-long sector extending from Lehbab Police Station up to the intersection\nwith Sheikh Zayed Road. Improvement works included widening the road from 2 to 4\nlanes in each direction and constructing a flyover at the 8<sup>th<\/sup>\nInterchange of the Sheikh Zayed Road comprising 24 bridges,\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai\u2019s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opens today (Saturday, December 28th) Al Qudra-Lehbab Roads Interchange Development Project. Works covered building a flyover providing free traffic in all directions and improving the traffic flow on both Al Qudra and Lehbab Roads. 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