Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed the Oud Metha and Al Asayel Street development project, slashing motorist travel times from 20 minutes down to just 5 minutes across major urban corridors. According to RTA Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Mattar Al Tayer, the comprehensive infrastructure overhaul boosts the Oud Metha road’s vehicle capacity by roughly 50 percent to accommodate future population growth.
Capacity and Infrastructure Gains on Oud Metha Road
The completed project increases throughput along the corridor from 10,400 vehicles per hour to 15,600 vehicles across both directions. According to RTA records, the 14-kilometer initiative encompasses four upgraded junctions, 4.3 kilometers of new bridges, and tunnels designed to alleviate chronic bottlenecks.
Did you know? The newly opened network additions directly connect the Oud Metha service road directly to the Sheikh Rashid Road intersection via a dedicated tunnel.
Serving Growing Residential and Commercial Hubs
The upgraded infrastructure directly supports high-density neighborhoods such as Zabeel, Al Jaddaf, Oud Metha, and Umm Hurair. According to RTA projections, the population across these serviced zones is expected to surpass 420,000 residents by 2030, putting immense pressure on local transit that this project aims to preempt.
Al Tayer noted that the scheme improves localized access points while constructing extra parking lots and dedicated service roads to handle match-day and visitor traffic cleanly.
Key Junction Modifications and New Linkages
Engineers reconfigured the Oud Metha Road and Sheikh Rashid Road intersection extensively, expanding lane counts feeding into Al Garhoud Bridge and the Dubai-Al Ain Road. Furthermore, fresh structural additions link Al Asayel Street directly to Al Khail Road via Al Wasl Club Street using newly erected bridges.
According to transport planners, the Zabeel Palace Street intersection connecting Al Khail Road and Oud Metha Road now features doubled lane capacity on the ramp heading toward the Dubai-Al Ain Road. Additionally, engineers boosted the capacity of the bridge carrying traffic from Al Khail Road onto Oud Metha Road to handle 3,300 vehicles per hour alongside a new single-lane tunnel.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much did travel times decrease following the project completion?
According to RTA data, peak travel times through the corridor dropped from 20 minutes down to 5 minutes.
What is the new vehicle capacity of Oud Metha Road?
The road capacity increased by 50 percent, allowing 15,600 vehicles per hour to pass through compared to the previous limit of 10,400.
Which neighborhoods benefit most from these road improvements?
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