Earlier, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced a temporary closure of the floating bridge in both directions, for a period of five weeks, starting from Monday, 17 April 2023, to carry out the main maintenance works of the bridge. However, the closure has now been extended until further notice, the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai announced in a tweet.
In a tweet, the authority said, “The Floating Bridge closure has been extended in both directions until further notice, to carry out technical tests and ensure the efficiency of the maintenance work on the bridge.”
In order to ensure residents aren’t affected by the closure, authorities have developed an integrated plan to divert traffic to alternative roads. The new route will divert traffic to Al Maktoum Bridge, Infinity Bridge, and Al Garhoud Bridge, and opening the exit of Al Mamzar Street for those coming from Al Ittihad Street. This is in addition to the main roads and axes such as Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Street.
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make a note of these alternative routes
• Traffic coming from Sharjah via Al Ittihad Street, using the Al Mamzar exit, which will be opened to vehicular traffic (previously it was limited to buses and taxis), for easy access to the Infinity Bridge via Cairo and Gulf Streets.
• Traffic coming from Deira to Bur Dubai, via Al Khaleej Street, using the Infinity Bridge.
• Traffic coming from Sharjah to Bur Dubai via Al Ittihad Street, they can use the Business Bay Crossing, Al Garhoud Bridge or Al Maktoum Bridge, or the Infinity Bridge via Cairo Street and Al Khaleej Street.
• Traffic coming from Bur Dubai to Deira, via Khalid Bin Al Waleed Street, using Al Maktoum Bridge and Infinity Bridge.
• Traffic coming from Bur Dubai to Deira, via Umm Hurair Street, using Al Maktoum Bridge.
• Traffic coming from Bur Dubai to Deira, via Sheikh Zayed Road, using Al Garhoud Bridge, Al Maktoum Bridge, Infinity Bridge and Business Bay Crossing.
• Traffic coming from Bur Dubai to Deira, via Oud Metha Street, using Al Maktoum Bridge and Al Garhoud Bridge.
• Traffic coming from Bur Dubai to Deira, via Riyadh Street, using Al Maktoum Bridge.
• Traffic between Bur Dubai and Deira can also use the main roads and axes such as Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road.
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The Roads and Transport Authority confirmed that it will monitor and manage traffic through the Unified Control Center and the Intelligent Traffic Systems Center, to ensure the required traffic flow is achieved during the period of closure of the floating bridge.
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In addition, the RTA recently announced three new metro-linked bus routes to reduce journey time. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is set to launch three new metro link bus routes in the city on 19 May. The initiative is an attempt to expand the reach of the local bus network and step up the integration with other mass transit means in the emirate, particularly the metro. Moreover, some improvements will be introduced on some other routes from the same date. Click here to find out more about the three new routes.
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