The project is being divided into two phases. Credit: Arnold O. A. Pinto via Shutterstock.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract for the Al Fay Street Development Project, designed to enhance the city’s road infrastructure in anticipation of its urban and population expansion.

The project, valued at Dh1.5bn ($408m), will extend from the development’s intersection with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, through Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street, and continue to Emirates Road.

The development includes the construction of five key intersections, with 13,500m of bridges and 12,900m of roads. Once completed, Al Fay Street’s capacity will increase to accommodate 64,400 vehicles per hour, serving an estimated 600,000 residents and visitors.

RTA director general and executive director board chair Mattar Al Tayer said: “Al Fay Street Development Project is a pivotal infrastructure initiative within Dubai’s road network. It establishes a new strategic corridor among the emirate’s main roads, significantly enhancing east-west connectivity. Al Fay Street acts as an extension of Al Khail Roads, stretching from its intersection with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road to Emirates Road.

“The project will serve a variety of residential and developmental areas, including Dubai Sports City, Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai Production City, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Tilal Al Ghaf, DAMAC Lagoons, The Oasis, and Remraam.”

The project is divided into two phases, with the first phase involving the construction of a two-lane bridge at the intersection of Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road.

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The 1,255m bridge will have a capacity of 3,200 vehicles per hour, with expanded service roads for better traffic flow. Two 2,040m, two-lane bridges will connect Jumeirah Village Circle to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, handling 6,400 vehicles per hour in both directions.

The second phase includes the development of a bridge over Al Fay Street at the intersection between Dubai Sports City and Dubai Production City.

The 960m, eight-lane bridge will have a capacity of 14,400 vehicles per hour, with the existing roundabout converted to a signal-controlled intersection and a 780m service road built.

Furthermore, a new 1,400m, three-lane bridge at Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street will accommodate 9,600 vehicles per hour, along with an additional five-lane bridge handling 9,000 vehicles per hour.

At the fourth intersection, two two-lane bridges will be built to facilitate left-turn traffic between Al Fay Street and Emirates Road, each with a capacity of 3,200 vehicles per hour.

Finally, the fifth intersection will offer direct access from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road to Dubai Production City via two two-lane bridges, with a combined capacity of 6,400 vehicles per hour.