The Ministry of Public Works in Sharjah is undertaking a multi-phase project to expand and improve Emirates Road in order to ease traffic congestion. This includes adding two additional lanes to the flyover at the National Paints roundabout over the next two years. The billion dirham project will also upgrade five interchanges along the nine kilometer stretch of Emirates Road. Officials aim to provide better traffic flow and connectivity between northern and southern regions of Sharjah.

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Transport
Efforts on to ease
Sharjah congestion
Emirates Road in Sharjah under construction; four
lanes to be added to flyover at National Paints
roundabout in two years
By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
Published: 17:21 April 24, 2011
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Artist’s impression of the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed
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2. once the Ministry of Public Works revamps it with the
addition of two more lanes on the flyover in each
direction in two years' time.
A senior official at the ministry said roadworks at
National Paints roundabout will start by the end of June.
Motorists will be able to use the existing lanes on the
bridge.
"Emirates Road was built five years ago and today we
are improving it by adding five interchanges on this
main road, to meet the [Abu Dhabi] strategic plan of
2030," Dr Abdullah Bilhaif Al Nuaimi, Undersecretary of
Ministry of Public Works, said yesterday.
The project in Sharjah costing Dh1 billion was divided in
three phases and covers approximately nine kilometres.
The first phase of preliminary roadworks at Maleha area
and Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Interchange was carried
out in October 2010.
Three interchanges
The second phase of the project was approved last
week, he said, adding that construction work will
commence after three weeks. The second phase
consists of upgrading the three interchanges of
University City, Sharjah Ring Road and Shaikh Khalifa
Bin Zayed.
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The third phase will also focus on upgrading and
widening the interchanges of National Paints and
Sharjah Bypass Road. The whole project is expected to
be completed in 750 days.
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3. "The project is the most challenging part because it is
the most crowded and congested areas, and we want
to provide a good network connection from the northern
and southern region. Our aim is to make the lives of
commuters easier so that they have good access to
anywhere they want to go," he said.
He said the National Paints flyover now consists of
three lanes in each direction, which will be expanded to
five lanes in each direction. Dr Al Nuaimi stressed that
while the construction work is carried out, the lanes will
not be closed and motorists will still be able to use the
existing three lanes in addition to two road diversions
that run parallel to Emirates Road, which includes the
Fourth Industrial Street and the school district in
Mowaileh.
"We have agreed with the military to use the road at Al
Falah Camp as an alternative diversion route during the
project, which will be either in September or October
this year, after they leave the premises," he said.
Dr Al Nuaimi stressed that the works on Emirates Road
also includes the construction of a storm water project,
in addition to upgrading and connecting the existing
networks. "We are taking each project at a time so that
we don't divert traffic too much," he added.
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