Expanded Emirates Road to ease traffic
DUBAI — Come August, people taking the Emirates Road to avoid Salik will enjoy a much smoother drive as a part of the road’s expansion project has been completed and it will be open to traffic next month.
Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), yesterday said 36 per cent of the first phase of the expansion of the Emirates Road has been completed and it would be opened to traffic in August.
The new stretch begins from Sharjah border and goes up to the Al Aweer Bridge. Work is on in full swing to increase the number of lanes from three to six on the Emirates Road.