THE Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has completed construction of all phases of the Dubai Bypass Road, stretching from Al Sajaa Interchange near Sharjah to the exit point from Dubai to Abu Dhabi emirates.

“The 70-km-long sector has been constructed at a cost in excess of Dh1 billion ($272 million),” said Mattar Al Tayer, chairman of the board and executive director of the RTA.
He said the contractor was putting the final touches to the final Phase Four, which stretches from the roundabout at the intersection with Jebel Ali-Al Hebab Road to the entry point of Abu Dhabi emirate.
Phase Four, which was constructed at a cost of Dh289 million ($78.4 million), comprised the construction of a dual expressway of six lanes in each direction extending 25 km and linking up with Al Maktoum International Airport and Dubai Industrial City to accommodate the projected traffic movements on this road. It also included the construction of three camel crossings in addition to rainwater drainage canals, utility lines conduits, metal rails, safety fence and lighting works.
The Dubai Bypass Road is set to link up with Al Faya Road, known as Trucks Road, in Abu Dhabi in the third quarter of this year.
“The Dubai Bypass Road is a key traffic corridor in the structural roads network plan undertaken by the RTA and offers an alternative motorway to Emirates Road and Sheikh Zayed Road as it provides an external corridor for motorists inbound from Northern Emirates and outbound to Abu Dhabi emirate and vice versa without having to go through the downtown area.
“By opening Phase Four, RTA has marked the completion of all phases of the road which comprises six lanes in each direction,” said Al Tayer.
With a view to accelerating the delivery, the project had been divided into four phases. Phase One started from Al Rawiyya Roundabout at Dubai-Al Ain Road to Jebel Ali-Al Hebab Road, with a total length of 24 km. It also included the construction of an expressway of six lanes in each direction at a cost of Dh363 million ($98.9 million).
“Phase Two extends 23 km from the outskirts of the Dubai and Sharjah emirates at Al Sajaa Interchange to Al Rawiya Interchange at the Dubai-Al Ain Road. This Dh295 million ($80.4 million) phase included widening the existing road from two to six lanes in each direction and fitting it with internal and external shoulders separated by the existing median. It also entailed transforming a roundabout of the intersection Al Khawaneej Road into an interchange as well as the construction of rainwater drainage system, utility lines conduits and camel crossing as well as improving the existing road elements.
“Phase Three included the construction of Al Qudrah Bridge on the Dubai Bypass Road, which comprises three lanes in each direction, stretching from Umm Suqeim Road and Bab Al Shams and vice versa, at a cost of Dh96 million ($26.1 million). Al Qudrah Bridge is considered one of the key phases of the six-lane Dubai Bypass Road, providing users of the Dubai Bypass Road and Al Qudrah Road free movement in all directions.