Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid approves Dh3.7-billion internal roads plan over next 5 years
Approved a significant infrastructure project for Dubai on Sunday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, approved a five-year internal roads plan comprising 634 km at an investment of Dh3.7 billion. This comprehensive scheme seeks to increase connectivity in residential, business, and industrial sectors, thus enhancing accessibility and so enabling the flow of people and products.
The scheme calls for 21 projects spread over 12 designated locations including important industrial, commercial, and residential zones. With a thorough schedule and resource allocation for every site, the phased building will give areas based on their infrastructural needs top priority. Under direction of Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is charged with carrying out the scheme.
Building internal roadways in Nad El Sheba 3 and Al Amardi will take front stage in 2025. These roads will mostly serve a 482 housing unit Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MBRHE) project, therefore meeting the demand for improved transportation in this growing area. In Hatta, internal roads will also be constructed to support another MBRHE project with 100 housing units intended. This development will guarantee that main road access is simple for residents, therefore enhancing their connection with other areas of the emirate.
The project will grow to incorporate Nadd Hessa and Al Awir 1 in 2026, where the RTA intends to create 92 km of internal roads. These roads will improve resident access to necessary services and increase mobility inside these neighborhoods. Internal roads spanning 45 kilometers will be created in Al Athbah, Mushrif, and Hatta the following year, 2027; the industrial region of Warsan 3 will see the building of extra 14 kilometers of roadways, therefore helping businesses and the labor in that zone.
With one of the biggest internal road projects set for 2028, a good amount of the road building will take place in this year. Across Al Awir 1, Wadi Al Amardi, and Hind 3, this phase will encompass 284-kilometers. Al Awir 1 specifically gains from 221 kilometers of newly built roads; Wadi Al Amardi and Hind 3 get 22 and 41 kilometers respectively. These highways are supposed to greatly improve mobility over these regions, thereby aiding future urban and economic expansion.
With the building of 200 kilometers of internal roads in Hind 4 and Al Yalayis 5, the last phase of the scheme will take place in 2029. The breakdown comprises 39 km in Hind 4 and 161 km in Al Yalayis 5, therefore completing the internal road network development for this five-year project. The project intends to provide better travel times and more accessibility for people and businesses by connecting these areas with important highways and main urban centers.
Dubai's earlier achievements in infrastructure development will be built upon in this new strategy. Dubai had achieved a tremendous feat highlighting the RTA's dedication to building world-class infrastructure as of the end of 2023: it had finished almost 6,000 kilometers of roadways in both residential and industrial sectors. Internal roads were laid between 2011 and 2023 in 28 residential and industrial districts, therefore tackling urban growth and enhancing living circumstances all throughout the emirate.
Road development has made notable advancement recently. The RTA finished 83 km of internal highways across 17 regions including Al Warqa 4, Al Qusais Industrial, Margham, Lehbab, Al Lisaili, and portions of Hatta (Suhaila, Saeir, and Al Salami) between 2023 and 2024. These finished projects have set the groundwork for the next stage of infrastructural expansion, hence reinforcing Dubai's reputation for contemporary, effective urban design.
Once finished, the five-year internal roads plan is planned to change Dubai's transportation scene such that residential, commercial, and industrial zones are more easily navigable. It emphasizes the government's dedication to long-term infrastructure planning that supports sustainable urban development, fits the needs of a rising population, and stimulates economic growth all throughout the emirate.