Roads & Transport Authority - Project Details

Tripoli Street Improvement Project

Project Description

• Widening and improving a 12km section of Tripoli Street, beginning at its intersection with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road up to Emirates Road
• Developing intersections along the corridor including:
  • Upgrading the Tripoli-Algeria Streets junction to a tunnel with three lanes in each direction
  • Upgrading the existing roundabout at the Tripoli- Nouakchott Streets intersection to a flyover with three lanes in each direction
  • Upgrading the existing roundabout at the Tripoli- Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Streets junction to a flyover, ensuring free movement in all directions
  • Upgrading the intersection at the extension of Tripoli Street and Emirates Road through the construction of a three-lane bridge to serve the traffic inbound from Tripoli Street to Emirates Road towards Sharjah
  • Constructing two underpasses for camel crossings and widening Camel Crossing No 3 on Emirates Road
  • Constructing a surface intersection (for entry and exit) for traffic coming from Sharjah on Emirates Road
  • Widening Tripoli Street at several locations, with improvements at Bel Remaitha Club and two signalised junctions to replace the existing roundabouts in the Muhaisanah area

Project Benefits

• Enhancing the link between Dubai and Sharjah
• Reducing the transit time between Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road by 64%
• Channelling about 2,000 vehicles every hour during peak hours from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road to Emirates Road
• Reducing the travel time on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road from its intersection with Tripoli Street to the entrance of Sharjah to 12 minutes
• Easing traffic flow in the area and improving the entrances to Al Warqa'a and Mirdif along Tripoli Street
• Increasing traffic flow to about 12,000 vehicles per hour in both directions (6,000 vehicles per hour per direction)
• Cutting waiting time at the intersection of Tripoli and Algeria Streets (Al Warqa'a-Mirdif) from three minutes to less than a minute