Floating Bridge in Dubai to be closed on Fridays
Posted by Zaran Tarapore on Apr 25, 2017
Dubai’s Floating Bridge, a pontoon bridge that measures 365 meters in length and 22 meters in width, will be closed from 10 PM on Thursday to 6 AM on Saturday, in a bid to increase marine transit through Dubai Creek. A senior RTA official confirmed that crossing Al Maktoum Bridge during the same time will be exempt from Salik charges.
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CEO of RTA’s Traffic & Roads Agency, Maitha bin Adai, said: “The extended duration of the Floating Bridge closure will be matched by a corresponding extension of the free crossing over Al Maktoum Bridge. The decision has been taken in the light of specialist and comprehensive traffic studies, which revealed that Al Maktoum Bridge, Al Garhoud Bridge and Al Shandagha Tunnel are capable of accommodating the traffic.”
The Floating Bridge, which was opened on 16th July 2007, serves as an alternate route for those wishing to take the non-Salik path and connects the intersection near Deira City Centre with Al Riyadh Street, between Dubai Courts and Dubai Creek Park. The replacement to Floating Bridge, Al Ittihad Bridge, is a 12-lane megastructure and is expected to be completed in late 2018.
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