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His Highness Crown Prince of Dubai Infrastructure projects aim to comfort society facilitate its members andsupport business communities.Reducing the flight time on the Shindagha axis from 104 minutes to 16 minutesThe corridor serves development projects and vital areas including Deira Islands Dubai Waterfront Dubai Maritime City and Port Rashid75 of Al Shindagha Bridge is completed and will open in 2021The bridge adds a new cultural landmark to Dubai with its unique engineering designThe bridge is 295 meters long with a capacity of six lanes in each direction and a pedestrian and cycle pathThe bridge has a capacity of about 12000 vehicles per hour in each directionThe bridge rises 15.5 meters from the level of Dubai Creek and allows the passage of all types of ships42 meters high arch infinite top of the bridge and its construction needs 2400 tons of iron His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council affirmed that Dubai is working according to an ambitious development strategy that places the citizens interest the residents comfort and the visitors happiness at the forefront of its priorities and this is evident in the huge investments that the emirate allocates to infrastructure projects that serve both He lives and works on the land of Dubai and aims to ensure community comfort and convenience for its members support the business community and enable its institutions to grow and prosper which explains why the infrastructure sector in the emirate has acquired about 46 of the total government spending within the emirates budget for the year 2020.This came during His Highnesss inspection of the progress of work on the Shindagha Corridor project which is one of the largest projects currently being implemented by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai and extends from Sheikh Rashid Street through Al Mina Street and Al Khaleej Street to Cairo Street with a length of 13 km where he was briefed on what It was completed in the Al Shindagha Bridge project Infinity which is a unique architectural landmark that adds to the cultural landmarks in Dubai and meets the requirements of the large surrounding development projects.Upon his arrival at Al Ghubaiba Marine Transport Station His Highness was received by His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Roads and Transport Authority where His Highness and his companions boarded the Dubai Ferry ferry as part of a tour of the Dubai Creek. Which is 295 meters long and consists of six lanes in each direction in addition to a pedestrian and bicycle crossing three meters wide and its capacity is estimated at 12000 vehicles per hour in one direction and the bridge rises 15 and a half meters above the water level of Dubai Creek Allowing the passage of various types of sailing ships in the waters of the Creek. Al Shindagha Bridge is distinguished by the presence of the architectural arch in the form of the infinity sign which rises above the bridge crossing vehicles at a height of 42 meters at the top of the arch and its construction requires the use of 2400 tons of iron. The project includes the provision of transportation integration elements that include the installation of two large electric pedestrian and bike elevators before and after the Al Shindagha Bridge infinity and the implementation of three pedestrian bridges that include shared pedestrian and bicycle paths including a bridge currently under construction on Al Khaleej Street and two bridges that will be implemented in the future on Sheikh Rashid Street. And the port and this comes within the framework of the authoritys efforts to promote sustainable mobility and provide a suitable environment for pedestrians and bicycles in the region which witnesses a unique commercial and tourism movement that requires a connected network of paths linking the districts of Deira and Bur Dubai. Five stagesHis Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai listened to an explanation from His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer about the development of the Shindagha Corridor which was divided into five phases that together constitute a strategic hub that serves many development projects in the region such as Deira Islands Dubai Waterfront Dubai Maritime City and Port Rashid. Future traffic volumes and when completed the project will reduce the average flight time on the Shindagha axis from 104 minutes to 16 minutes.His Highness reviewed the details of the project where two phases were completed including the development of the intersection of Sheikh Rashid Street with Oud Maitha Street Wafi intersection and the development of the intersection of Sheikh Rashid and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed streets and work is underway to implement the third phase which includes the implementation of the Shindagha Bridge and the development of Corniche Street and the intersections on Al Khaleej Street and the development of Al Saqr Intersection. Last August the authority opened the bridges leading to the entrances and exits of Deira Islands at Abu Bakr Al Siddiq Street.
