The project, the sixth crossing over the Dubai Creek, is estimated to cost Dh3 billion.
The
bridge, 1600 metres long and 64 metres wide, will comprise 12 lanes, 6
in each direction. In addition, the Green Line of Dubai Metro will run
through the centre of the bridge (the dividing area between the two
bridges). The giant arch will be 205 metres high and 667 metres long.
The
bridge will link Al Jaddaf in Bur Dubai with the road separating The
Lagoons and Dubai Festival City. The crossing would also provide entry
and exit points for the Creek Island, on which Opera Building, a
project of Sama Dubai, will be constructed. The Chairman of the Board
and Executive Director of the RTA, Mattar Al Tayer, said the project,
developed by a United States-based company, would be completed in six
phases.
“The construction of the first phase would begin in March this year,” he pointed out.
The
crossing would facilitate free traffic flow at all intersections and
allow free navigation throughout the day as it would be15 metres above
the water surface.
The 50-metre-wide navigation corridor would enable movement of large yachts.
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