Project Description

• This achievement spans 4.6 km from the intersection with Al Khail Road to the intersection with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road.
• It is part of a master development plan for Umm Suqeim–Al Qudra corridor, which runs from Jumeirah Street to Emirates Road, spanning 16 km in total.
• The Umm Suqeim–Al Qudra Corridor Improvement Project is one of the key strategic transverse (east-west) traffic corridors, designed to enhance integration with vertical (north-south) road corridors.

Project Benefits

• Serves several residential and development areas with a population exceeding one million residents.
• Improves connectivity between four major arterial roads in Dubai: Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, and Emirates Road.
• Increases the corridor’s capacity to 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions, improves traffic flow, and reduces travel time between Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Al Khail Road by 61% from 9.7 minutes to just 3.8 minutes.