The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai opened a tunnel with a length of 800 meters, with a capacity of four tracks in each direction, as part of the project to develop Umm Saqim Street, which extends from its intersection with Al -Khail Street to its intersection with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. The project serves residential and developmental areas with an estimated population of more than a million people. Enhancing the link between strategic axes, Matar Al -Tayer, General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, said: “The project contributes to strengthening the link between four strategic axes in the Emirate of Dubai, namely: Sheikh Zayed Street, Al -Khail Street, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Street and Emirates Street, and increasing the capacity of the street to reach 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions, and reduce time
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