Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has confirmed that 60 per cent of the Oud Maitha Road and Al Asayel Street Development Project has been completed under the wider Sheikh Rashid Corridor Development Project. The scheme is designed to improve connectivity between Al Asayel Street and Al Khail Road through Al Wasl Club Street, while also introducing a dedicated exit serving Oud Maitha Road and Al Wasl Club Street.
The project scope covers the upgrade of four major intersections, including the construction of bridges with a combined length of 4.3 km and roadworks extending across 14 km. Once fully delivered, the development is expected to benefit more than 420,000 residents by 2030.
Construction works have reached 70 per cent completion on the bridges facilitating traffic movement from Al Asayel Street to Al Khail Road in the northbound direction towards Business Bay Crossing. Preparations are currently underway to enable the opening of this section in the first quarter of the year.
Around 60 per cent of the tunnel construction serving traffic from Dubai–Al Ain Road towards Al Wasl Club Street has also been completed. Work continues on the remaining road expansion works and associated bridge structures, which are scheduled to be opened during the third quarter of the year.
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said the Oud Maitha Road and Al Asayel Street development is being implemented in line with leadership directives to complete the Sheikh Rashid Corridor, supporting urban growth and rising population levels. He noted that the project represents a key road infrastructure initiative, involving the upgrade of four major intersections and the delivery of bridges spanning 4.3 km alongside 14 km of roads.
He added that the project will serve several vital residential, service and development areas, including Zabeel, Al Jaddaf, Oud Maitha, Umm Hurair, Latifa Hospital and Al Wasl Club. The upgrades will increase the capacity of Oud Maitha Road from 10,400 vehicles per hour in both directions to 15,600 vehicles per hour, a 50 per cent increase, while reducing journey times from 20 minutes to just five minutes, delivering a 75 per cent improvement.
