We thank you for following the news of “Dubai Roads” for the award of the contract for the expansion of the entrances leading to the Mall of the Emirates at a cost of 165 million dirhams on the Dot Al Khaleej website and now in full detail.
Bassam Muhammad – Abu Dhabi Monday 29 July 2024 10:52 – Continued – Nagham Hassan
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai (may God protect him), to complete the development of the infrastructure of the road network, fulfilling the orders to adapt to the needs of urban development and population. growth, and has been monitored by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Roads and Transport Authority, in coordination and cooperation with the Majid Al Futtaim Group. At a cost of 165 million dirhams, it was awarded the contract for the project to widen and develop the entrance to the Mall of the Emirates, roads, intersections and pedestrian and bicycle paths near the mall.
According to WAM, Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Directorate General of Roads and Transport Authority, said: The project includes the establishment of a bridge on Sheikh Zayed Road, which is 300 meters long and has a single lane. capacity, providing direct traffic to Mall of the Emirates car parks for those coming from Abu Dhabi and Jebel Ali. As well as widening the current ramp of the Umm Suqeim interchange to the south, improving the Umm Suqeim interchange for ease of access. Vehicles approaching the current bridge from Umm Suqeim Street to the Mall of the Emirates car parks. It also includes the improvement of the surface roads surrounding the Mall of the Emirates for a length of 2.5 kilometers, and the development of three surface intersections. traffic lights, changes to the bus station at the Mall of the Emirates metro station, the conversion of the road next to the Kempinski Hotel from one-way to two-way and the implementation of improvements to pedestrian and bicycle paths, in addition to the implementation of road paving works, lighting, traffic lights and water drainage network Rain and green spaces.
He added: The project helps reduce the travel time of traffic from Abu Dhabi and Jebel Ali to the Mall of the Emirates from 10 minutes to just one minute, and the travel time of traffic from Umm Suqeim to the Mall of the Emirates. Emirates from 15 minutes to 8 minutes, as well as increasing traffic efficiency and traffic levels on the roads around the Mall of the Emirates.
It is worth noting that the Mall of the Emirates, opened in 2005, receives more than 40 million visitors every year and 454 shops of the biggest brands in the field of fashion, 96 restaurants and cafes, and unique places for leisure, such as Ski. The largest VOX Cinema in Dubai and the Middle East includes five star hotels: Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, Sheraton Hotel Mall of the Emirates and Novotel Suites Hotel Mall of the Emirates, and is connected by a direct pedestrian bridge. Mall of the Emirates with metro station.
