Project Description

• Upgrading Umm Suqeim Street starts from its intersection with Jumeirah Street to Al Khail Road. 
• It complements the works currently underway to upgrade Umm Suqeim Street from its intersection with Al Khail Road to Emirates Road.
• The project entails the upgrade of six key intersections along Umm Suqeim Street, specifically those with Jumeirah Street, Al Wasl Street, Sheikh Zayed Road, First Al Khail Street, Al Asayel Street, and Al Khail Road
• The scope includes the construction of four bridges and three tunnels, with a total combined length of 4,100 metres.
• Includes the construction of two bridges intersection with Sheikh Zayed Road.

Project Benefits

• This corridor serves key residential and development zones with a combined population exceeding two million.
• Enhances connectivity across four strategic transport corridors in Dubai: Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, and Emirates Road.
• Increases Umm Suqeim Street’s capacity to 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.
• Reduces travel time between Jumeirah Street and Al Khail Road from 20 minutes to just six.