RTA awards AED 689 million contract for the Hessa Avenue Enchancment Mission
The undertaking is being applied below the directives of Mohammed bin Rashid and Hamdan bin Mohammed’s successor
A.L. Tayer:
- The undertaking will enhance 4 principal intersections and widen Hessa Avenue to 4 lanes in every course over a 4.5 km stretch
- The undertaking will enhance Hessa Avenue’s capability by 100%
- By 2030, Hessa Avenue is anticipated to deal with residential communities housing 640,000 folks
- The undertaking features a 13.5 km cycle path and a couple of bridges for cyclists and pedestrians crossing Sheikh Zayed and Al Khail roads
Dubai. Roads and Transport Authority. 1st October 2023
In response to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, and the succession of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Govt Council to proceed creating street infrastructure to maintain tempo with Dubai’s speedy improvement, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract for the Hessa Avenue Enchancment Mission.
The scope of the undertaking is 4.5 km from the intersection with Sheikh Zayed Street to the intersection with Al Khail Street. The AED 689 million undertaking contains the renewal of 4 main intersections alongside Hessa Avenue, particularly Sheikh Zayed Street, First Al Khail Avenue, Al Asayel Avenue and Al Khail Street. The undertaking will double the variety of lanes on Hessa Avenue from two to 4 in every course, and enhance Hessa Avenue’s capability by 100% to accommodate 8,000 autos per hour. The undertaking work additionally contains the development of a 13.5 kilometer cycle path.
640,000 people
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director Common and Chairman of the Board of Administrators of the RTA, mentioned: “The Hessa Avenue Enchancment Mission is a crucial undertaking for the event of the street community infrastructure. The undertaking serves a number of residential and improvement communities similar to Al Sufouh 2, Al Barsha residential space and Jumeirah Village Circle. The inhabitants of the areas served by the undertaking is anticipated to achieve greater than 640,000 individuals by 2030. The undertaking will double the capability of Hessa Avenue from 8,000 autos to 16,000 autos per hour in each instructions.
“The undertaking contains the development of 4 main intersections. The primary is the intersection of Hessa Avenue with Sheikh Zayed Street, which could have a two-lane ramp working alongside the route of the Dubai Metro Crimson Line to serve visitors turning proper from Sheikh Zayed Street to Hessa Avenue East, in direction of Emirates Street. The second includes upgrading the intersection of Hessa Avenue with First Al Khail Avenue by growing the variety of lanes on the prevailing Hessa Avenue bridge from three to 4 lanes in every course, together with visitors enhancements on the overhead signalized intersection.
“The third includes enhancing the intersection of Hessa Avenue and Al Asayel Avenue by growing the variety of lanes from two to 4 in every course alongside Hessa Avenue, along with visitors enhancements on the overhead signalized intersection. The fourth is the intersection of Hessa Avenue with Al Khail Street and includes the development of a two-lane ramp to serve visitors north to Al Khail Street in direction of Sharjah,” Al Tayer defined.
Velodrome
“The undertaking includes the development of a 13.5 km observe for bicycles and e-scooters with a width of 4.5 meters, 2.5 meters for bicycles and e-scooters and a couple of meters for pedestrians. The observe connects Al Sufouh to Dubai Hills through Hessa Avenue and serves residential areas similar to Al Sufouh, Al Barsha and Barsha Heights. It enhances first- and last-mile connectivity by connecting to the Dubai Web Metropolis Metro Station in addition to business and repair locations within the space.
The brand new cycle path has the distinctive characteristic that it contains two bridges. The primary bridge crosses Sheikh Zayed Street, and the second crosses Al Khail Street and is 5 meters vast: 3 meters for bicycles and e-scooters, and the remaining two meters for pedestrians. The design of the Al Khail Street Bridge takes distinctive geometric inspiration from its environment.
The Hessa Avenue improvement undertaking enhances earlier phases of RTA and included the widening of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Street and Al Khail Street, and the development of a flyover to attach Hessa Avenue, Al Khail Avenue and Al Barsha to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Street. . This bridge facilitates easy visitors circulation to and from Al Barsha through Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Street and ensures easy visitors circulation in all instructions, together with the encircling improvement areas.
RTA additionally constructed a ramp working above Al Houdh intersection, connecting Al Yalayis Avenue inbound from Jebel Ali to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Street. It extends for two.5 km and contains 5 lanes: three lanes in direction of Dubai and two lanes in direction of Abu Dhabi.
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