Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it has completed traffic upgrades on Latifa bint Hamdan Street, to increase road capacity and improve traffic flow for road users in the area.

The works included adding a new lane to the service road across two key sections, with a combined length of 1km. The first section extends from the Al Asayel Street intersection to Street 44, while the second runs from the National Cement Factory to the First Al Khail Street exit. 

The works also included the construction of two new U-turns beneath the intersection of Latifa bint Hamdan Street and Al Asayel Street.

The improvements on Latifa bint Hamdan Street form part of RTA's efforts to implement quick and effective traffic solutions at locations with high traffic volumes. 

One of Dubai's key corridors, serving several residential, commercial and industrial areas, it is also connected to a network of main roads, most notably Al Khail Road and Al Asayel Street, thus making it an important route for daily mobility between different areas of the emirate. 

RTA reaffirmed its continued efforts to strengthen Dubai's standing as one of the world's leading cities for infrastructure quality and easy, sustainable mobility.

Guided by traffic studies and advanced technologies, these improvements aim to increase road capacity and operational efficiency, support smoother traffic flow, and keep pace with Dubai's urban development and population growth, said RTA in a statement.

With the completion of widening works, the capacity of the service road has now increased from 600 to 1,000 vehicles per hour. The construction of two U-turns beneath the intersection of Latifa bint Hamdan Street and Al Asayel Street also reduced vehicle queues and lowered traffic congestion during peak hours by up to 30%, it added.-TradeArabia News Service