emirates7 - Each bridge provides two lanes in both directions, with a combined length of 2,000 metres and a total capacity of approximately 6,000 vehicles per hour
Two bridges which are part of the Trade Centre roundabout development project have been opened, cutting travel time from 10 minutes to just two minutes. The roads will serve traffic movement from 2nd December Street towards Sheikh Rashid Road and Al Majlis Street.
Passengers will now be able to drive from 2nd December Street to Al Majlis Street, Al Mustaqbal Street, and Zabeel Palace Street in just two minutes. This will also significantly ease the traffic at the Trade Centre Roundabout.
Each bridge provides two lanes in both directions, with a combined length of 2,000 metres and a total capacity of approximately 6,000 vehicles per hour.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened the bridges ahead of its scheduled date in mid-January.
It was in October last year that RTA announced the construction of five bridges — with a combined length of 5,000 meters — that will reduce congestion at the Trade Center roundabout and improve traffic flow.
The Trade Centre Roundabout is one of the major intersections in Dubai, linking Sheikh Zayed Road with five vital streets: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, Sheikh Rashid Road, 2nd December Street, Zabeel Palace Street, and Al Majlis Street.
Dubai opens 2 Trade Centre bridges; travel time slashed down to 2 minutes
Continuing ahead of schedule
According to Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, the construction on the bridges is continuing ahead of schedule. “Work on the project is progressing at a pace faster than the approved schedule,” he said. “Overall project completion has reached nearly 50 percent and will initiate a phased opening.”
“In addition to the two bridges already opened to traffic, March will mark the opening of the bridge linking Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street,” he added. “Two further bridges are set to open in October 2026, serving traffic movement from Sheikh Rashid Road and Al Majlis Street towards 2nd December Street.”
Upon completion, the project will reduce average delay at the intersection from 12 minutes to 90 seconds and cut journey time for traffic heading from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street from six minutes to just one minute.
Dubai opens 2 Trade Centre bridges; travel time slashed down to 2 minutes
1,000-metre-long bridge
As part of the Trade Center project, a second-level bridge with two lanes will extend from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street towards Deira. The bridge will be 1,000 metres long and is expected to handle around 3,000 vehicles per hour.
The development will serve major commercial, residential, and mixed-use areas, including the Dubai World Trade, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), as well as communities including Zabeel, Al Satwa, Al Karama, Al Jafiliya, and Al Mankhool. More than half a million residents and visitors are expected to benefit from the improvements.
The project is part of a wider master plan that includes developing Al Mustaqbal Street, which extends from its intersection with Zabeel Palace Street to Financial Centre Street. The project is scheduled for completion in 2027.
The plan includes the construction of bridges and tunnels with a combined length of 1,500 metres, as well as the widening of Al Mustaqbal Street from three to four lanes in each direction. These works will increase the street’s capacity from 9,000 vehicles per hour to 12,000 vehicles per hour and reduce journey time from eight minutes to three minutes and 30 seconds.
The scope also covers the construction of three tunnels with a total length of 1,100 metres at the intersection of Al Mustaqbal Street with Trade Centre Street, in addition to a 400-metre bridge with two lanes serving traffic from Dubai World Trade Centre towards the intersection of Zabeel Palace Street and Al Mustaqbal Street.
Two bridges which are part of the Trade Centre roundabout development project have been opened, cutting travel time from 10 minutes to just two minutes. The roads will serve traffic movement from 2nd December Street towards Sheikh Rashid Road and Al Majlis Street.
Passengers will now be able to drive from 2nd December Street to Al Majlis Street, Al Mustaqbal Street, and Zabeel Palace Street in just two minutes. This will also significantly ease the traffic at the Trade Centre Roundabout.
Each bridge provides two lanes in both directions, with a combined length of 2,000 metres and a total capacity of approximately 6,000 vehicles per hour.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened the bridges ahead of its scheduled date in mid-January.
It was in October last year that RTA announced the construction of five bridges — with a combined length of 5,000 meters — that will reduce congestion at the Trade Center roundabout and improve traffic flow.
The Trade Centre Roundabout is one of the major intersections in Dubai, linking Sheikh Zayed Road with five vital streets: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, Sheikh Rashid Road, 2nd December Street, Zabeel Palace Street, and Al Majlis Street.
Dubai opens 2 Trade Centre bridges; travel time slashed down to 2 minutes
Continuing ahead of schedule
According to Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, the construction on the bridges is continuing ahead of schedule. “Work on the project is progressing at a pace faster than the approved schedule,” he said. “Overall project completion has reached nearly 50 percent and will initiate a phased opening.”
“In addition to the two bridges already opened to traffic, March will mark the opening of the bridge linking Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street,” he added. “Two further bridges are set to open in October 2026, serving traffic movement from Sheikh Rashid Road and Al Majlis Street towards 2nd December Street.”
Upon completion, the project will reduce average delay at the intersection from 12 minutes to 90 seconds and cut journey time for traffic heading from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street from six minutes to just one minute.
Dubai opens 2 Trade Centre bridges; travel time slashed down to 2 minutes
1,000-metre-long bridge
As part of the Trade Center project, a second-level bridge with two lanes will extend from Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street towards Deira. The bridge will be 1,000 metres long and is expected to handle around 3,000 vehicles per hour.
The development will serve major commercial, residential, and mixed-use areas, including the Dubai World Trade, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), as well as communities including Zabeel, Al Satwa, Al Karama, Al Jafiliya, and Al Mankhool. More than half a million residents and visitors are expected to benefit from the improvements.
The project is part of a wider master plan that includes developing Al Mustaqbal Street, which extends from its intersection with Zabeel Palace Street to Financial Centre Street. The project is scheduled for completion in 2027.
The plan includes the construction of bridges and tunnels with a combined length of 1,500 metres, as well as the widening of Al Mustaqbal Street from three to four lanes in each direction. These works will increase the street’s capacity from 9,000 vehicles per hour to 12,000 vehicles per hour and reduce journey time from eight minutes to three minutes and 30 seconds.
The scope also covers the construction of three tunnels with a total length of 1,100 metres at the intersection of Al Mustaqbal Street with Trade Centre Street, in addition to a 400-metre bridge with two lanes serving traffic from Dubai World Trade Centre towards the intersection of Zabeel Palace Street and Al Mustaqbal Street.