The UAE’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) has unveiled a AED 750 million (approx. US$204 million) project to improve and upgrade Emirates Road, to be completed over the next two years. This initiative belongs to a broader national strategy aimed at relieving traffic congestion and developing smart, sustainable infrastructure that fosters economic expansion and enhances living standards.
Under the plan, the road will be widened from three lanes to five in both directions across a 25-kilometre stretch, spanning from Al Badee Interchange to the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain.
The expansion will boost the road’s capacity to about 9,000 vehicles per hour — roughly a 65 percent increase.
Interchange No. 7 is to be upgraded with six directional bridges over a 12.6-kilometre span, enabling a flow of up to 13,200 vehicles per hour. Additionally, 3.4 km of service roads will be constructed along both sides of the main carriageway.
The Ministry estimates that commuters journeying among Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Sharjah, and Dubai will see travel times reduced by as much as 45 percent.
The measures are anticipated to alleviate congestion on one of the UAE’s most heavily used federal routes, enhance traffic movement, and lower emissions resulting from traffic snarls.
The upgrade is also intended to facilitate trade and improve the flow of goods and services throughout the Emirates, thereby reinforcing the country’s overall economic connectivity.
Youssef Abdullah, Assistant Under-Secretary for the Federal Infrastructure Projects Sector at MoEI, stated that this project is one component of the ministry’s ongoing drive to implement viable, sustainable solutions to traffic congestion.
