One of Dubai’s busiest and most notorious areas for traffic has just got better.
The Roads and Transport Authority has announced the opening of two new bridges as part of the Dubai World Trade Centre Roundabout development project.
The bridges will serve traffic movement from 2nd December Street towards Sheikh Rashid Road and Al Majlis Street, which connects to Al Mustaqbal Street.
Each bridge will provide two lanes in both directions, with a combined length of 2,000 metres and a total capacity of approximately 6,000 vehicles per hour.
Traffic around Dubai World Trade Centre is particularly busy when major events come to the city, such as GITEX Global, Arabian Travel Market and Gulfood, which bring tens of thousands of extra people to the emirate.
These two new bridges have opened ahead of schedule, as they were originally planned to open in mid-January 2026.
Journey times from 2nd December Street to Al Majlis Street, Al Mustaqbal Street and Zabeel Palace Street have also significantly reduced from 10 minutes down to just two minutes.
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, said: “Trade Centre Roundabout is one of the major intersections in Dubai, linking Sheikh Zayed Road with five vital streets: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, Sheikh Rashid Road, 2nd December Street, Zabeel Palace Street, and Al Majlis Street.”
“The project, with a total cost exceeding AED 696 million, includes the construction of five bridges with a combined length of 5,000 metres, in addition to converting the existing roundabout into an at-grade intersection.
“The project enhances traffic flow from Sheikh Zayed Road towards 2nd December Street, as well as traffic movement from Al Mustaqbal Street towards Sheikh Zayed Road in the southbound direction.
“It also provides free-flow traffic movement from 2nd December Street in Jumeirah and Al Satwa to Al Majlis Street towards Al Mustaqbal Street, serving Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai International Financial Centre, as well as from Sheikh Rashid Road towards Deira.
“In addition, the project ensures free-flow movement via a second-level bridge from Sheikh Zayed Road towards Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street.”
The entire redevelopment project is progressing ahead of schedule, with a completion rate of nearly 50 percent and sections opening in phases.
The five bridges under construction will enable free-flow traffic movement in multiple directions – including Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa Road, Al Mustaqbal Street to 2nd December Street and Sheikh Zayed Road to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street.
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