The Dubai Roads and Carry Authority (RTA) has opened up Phase I of the Hessa Road Growth Job, marking a significant landmark in a tactical road upgrade developed to reduce congestion and assistance Dubai’s long-lasting city development.
The freshly opened stage expands from Al Khail Road to Sheikh Zayed Roadway over a length of 4 5 kilometres and includes the widening of Hessa Road, alongside bridges at junctions with Al Asayel Road, First Al Khail Street, and Sheikh Zayed Road.
Ability has been broadened to four lanes in each direction, enhancing traffic circulation for cars travelling from Al Khail Road towards Hessa Street and onwards to Sheikh Zayed Roadway.
Total task conclusion has actually reached 90 per cent, with the staying road jobs, bridges, intersection enhancements, and biking tracks scheduled for conclusion in the 2nd quarter of this year.
Hessa Street in Dubai
Roads and Transfer Authority Supervisor General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Mattar Al Tayer said the Hessa Road Advancement Project, with an overall cost of roughly AED 690 mn ($ 188 m), is being executed according to the instructions of the smart leadership to proceed creating Dubai’s road framework network and meet the demands of continual development, metropolitan growth, and populace boost.
Al Tayer stated: “It makes up a significant roadway infrastructure advancement task serving several household and development areas, including Al Sufouh 2, Al Barsha residential area, and Jumeirah Town Circle.
“The populace of the locations offered by the project is expected to surpass 640, 000 homeowners by 2030 The job will certainly increase traffic capability on Hessa Street, increasing ability from 8, 000 vehicles per hour in both directions to 16, 000 automobiles per hour.
“Hessa Street Development Project extends from the junction with Sheikh Zayed Roadway to the intersection with Al Khail Roadway over a length of 4 5 km.
“The project includes the advancement of four major intersections along Hessa Street with Sheikh Zayed Roadway, First Al Khail Street, Al Asayel Street, and Al Khail Roadway, along with broadening Hessa Street from two to four lanes in each instructions.
“These works will certainly double traffic capability on Hessa Road, raising it to 8, 000 cars per hour, and consist of the building and construction of a 13 5 kilometres cycling track.”
Cycling tracks
Al Tayer added: “The project includes developing devoted biking and e-scooter tracks extending 13 5 kilometres, 4 5 metres broad. The track links Al Sufouh and Dubai Hills using Hessa Road and offers several residential areas, including Al Barsha and Barsha Levels.
“The development sustains initial- and last-mile trips with direct connection with Dubai Web City Metro Terminal and crucial business and service locations throughout the area.
“The cycling track features a specialized bridge going across Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Roadway, 5 metres wide (3 metres for biking and e-scooters and 2 metres for pedestrians), and includes a special architectural layout inspired by the surrounding setting”.
The task consists of the development of 4 crossways:
- The first is Hessa Street’s crossway with Sheikh Zayed Road, where a directional ramp bridge will certainly be constructed with an ability of 2 lanes, passing over Dubai City’s Red Line and serving right-turning traffic from Sheikh Zayed Roadway onto Hessa Street eastbound in the direction of Emirates Road
- The 2nd crossway entails Hessa Road and First Al Khail Road, where the number of lanes on the Hessa Street bridge will certainly enhance from three to 4 lanes in each direction, alongside traffic-flow improvements at the signal-controlled surface area crossway
- The project additionally covers the crossway of Hessa Road with Al Asayel Street, raising the number of lanes on the existing bridge from two lanes in each direction to four lanes in each direction, with extra traffic-flow enhancements at the signal-controlled at-grade crossway
- The fourth junction, inaugurated at the end of 2024, involved the advancement of Hessa Road’s junction with Al Khail Roadway, where a direct directional ramp consisting of 2 lanes was built to serve traffic moving from Hessa Street onto Al Khail Roadway northbound in the direction of Sharjah
