
UAE's Ministry of Public Works and Housing is planning to construct new roads in the Northern Emirates, a report said.
Work on these projects, costing Dh1.1 billion ($290 million), will start at the beginning of next year.
The new projects include the construction of a road in Ajman at a cost of Dh107 million, in Umm Al Quwain (Dh119 million), Sharjah (Dh172 million), Fujairah (Dh409 million) and in Ras Al Khaimah (Dh350 million), the report said.
An alternative Ras Al Khaimah-Sharjah road will be constructed at a cost of Dh40 million. Several road maintenance projects were also under way, pointing to the upgrading of the Sharjah-Dhaid Road at a total cost of Dh40 million. This project will be completed at the end of February next year.