Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Holding have awarded AED 786 mn construction contracts for a road project in Dubai Islands, according to a statement. The project will construct access and exit points to Dubai Islands from the Bur Dubai side. No further details regarding the contract recipients were provided.

What we know: The project includes a 2 km road, as well as a 1.4 km bridge consisting of four lanes that will be built over Dubai Creek and have a total carrying capacity of 16k vehicles per hour in both directions. The project falls under the RTA’s Shindagha Corridor Development Project — which looks to develop 15 intersections over a 13km stretch in Dubai to serve key projects, such as Dubai Maritime City, and Port Rashid.

ICYMI- RTA inked an AED 6 bn agreement with Dubai Holding earlier in March to expand internal roads and access points across the emirate to cut down travel time and boost the capacity of key access points by 30-70% across Dubai’s communities and residential projects, Wam reports.

IN OTHER PROJECT UPDATES-

Saudi Arabia has launched a tender for the lead design consultancy services on its USD7 bn Riyadh-Jeddah land bridge megaproject, Meed reported on Friday. The megaproject — which is set to develop over 1.5k km of new tracks across the Kingdom — is part of the broader scope to construct six new railway lines, including a 950-km rail line linking Riyadh and Jeddah and another 115-km route connecting Dammam and Jubail, Al Watan reports. The tracks will bridge together seven logistics centers in the Kingdom, linking Jubail Industrial City, Dammam Port, Riyadh Dry Port, King Khalid Airport, Jeddah Dry Port, King Abdullah Port, and Yanbu Industrial City.

Refresher: The project is set to connect the Kingdom’s Red Sea coast to the coast of the Arab Gulf. The Saudi Railway Company (SAR) awarded a consortium in 2023 that includes US-based construction management firm Hill International, Italian consulting firm Italferr, and Spanish engineering firm Sener the contract to manage the construction of the project. SAR r eceived bids for the contract in October 2022.

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