Dh88m Wafi Interchange to open to traffic in April
65% of construction works related to project completed
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With 65 per cent of construction works completed at the Wafi interchange on Shaikh Rashid Road, the Dh88-million project will be opened by the end of April, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Saturday.
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, said that the contractor has completed almost 70 per cent of construction works related to the flyover along with lighting and utility works, adding that road works completion rate has reached 35 per cent.
“The project comprises the construction of a three-lane bridge branching from Oud Metha Road (nearby Latifa Hospital) in the direction of the Shaikh Rashid Road, and from there to the Shaikh Zayed Road and Al Saada Road (through the overpass leading to the Dubai World Trade Center),” Al Tayer said.
The new bridge spans 700 metres, and will have the capacity to handle 3,300 vehicles per hour. Project works also include lighting, signage, rainwater drainage, and utility lines.
“The construction of Wafi Interchange is part of RTA’s strategy to improve and upgrade main roads network in Dubai,” Al Tayer said, adding that the Wafi Interchange is very important as it links with main roads and intersects with the Shaikh Rashid Road and the Oud Metha Road. “The Interchange is also characterised by high vehicle density, with traffic lanes overlapping with the curves of the interchange,” Al Tayer said.
“When completed, the project would eliminate the overlapping traffic at the interchange, and ensure a smooth vehicular movement in various directions. The traffic would run smooth from Oud Metha Road in the direction of Al Ain to the East and from Shaikh Rashid Road in the direction of Oud Metha to the west (Umm Hurair, Oud Metha). These solutions are part of the overall solutions developed by RTA for coping with snarls experienced by the Emirate,” Al Tayer said.
In accordance with the master plan of traffic diversions charted by RTA to ensure smooth traffic flow, the traffic has been temporarily diverted in the Shaikh Rashid Road. The design of the temporary diversion fully conforms to specifications of permanent roads in terms of engineering design standards, and sufficient lighting has been provided to match the design specifications and speeds the road was built for. The diversion also maintains the same number of lanes of the diverted road to avoid any negative impact on traffic flow.
credit to Gulf News