Dubai to build new 1.6km-long Al Khaleej Street Tunnel

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has awarded a contract for the Al Khaleej Street Tunnel Project extending from the end of the ramp of Infinity Bridge in Deira to the intersection of Al Khaleej and Cairo Streets.

The tunnel will have six lanes stretching 1,650m, capable of accommodating up to 12,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.

The project is being overseen of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai.

Al Khaleej Street Project, which is part of Phase 4 of Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, enables free traffic flow from Infinity Bridge towards Deira and back.

The scope includes transforming the crossing of the Cairo and Al Wuheida Streets from a roundabout to a signalised intersection, besides improving Cairo Street and connecting the ramp of the bridge from Dubai Islands to the new tunnel on Al Khaleej Street northward. This phase will serve the residents of Abu Hail, Al Wuheida, and Al Mamzar along with development projects like Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Waterfront Market, and Hamriya Port.

Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, RTA, said Al Khaleej Street Tunnel is part of Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, which extends 13km along Sheikh Rashid Road, Al Mina Street, Al Khaleej Street, and Cairo Street.

It encompasses the upgrade of 15 intersections and benefits numerous residential and developmental communities including Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Dubai Maritime City, and Mina Rashid. It serves about 1 million people and is projected to cut travel times from 104 minutes to just 16 minutes by 2030.