DUBAI // A widened 7km stretch of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road will be open to traffic next Friday with the number of lanes doubling to six in each direction from Al Maktoum International Airport roundabout to Jebel Ali-Lehbab roundabout.
All construction, including a flyover, will be completed by the end of the year.
The Al Houdh Junction project bordering Arabian Ranches to the north and the Trucks Road to the south has reached 60 per cent completion as part of the Dh227 million plan — scheduled to be completed in the last quarter of this year, according to Mattar Al Tayer, chairman of the board of executive directors of the Roads & Transport Authority.
This includes construction of a service road on both sides of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road over 4km from Al Khail Road junction to Al Houdh roundabout for entry into nearby development projects.
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