Thursday, May 14, 2009
Gulf News
Sharjah: New road work projects here will be partially opened soon to the public in a move geared to ease traffic congestion.
"The projects will be opened in several phases, and we will continue to monitor the progress in order to ensure that they will be completed as originally scheduled," said Shaikh Khalid Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, director-general of the Directorate of Public Works.
The Wasit Road project, which includes an underpass and a bridge, will be partially opened on Thursday.
Motorists will then have access to go through one lane of the underpass, as the remaining two lanes will be opened at a later stage.
The bridge, however, will remain closed until the end of August. The project, which is 62 per cent complete, is located in the Al Azra area and will lead motorists towards the main road that connects Sharjah and Ajman.
According to Shaikh Khalid, the Wasit Road project will have three lanes in both directions at a length of 2.7km, in addition to the construction of a service road, pedestrian crossings and parking lots.
By August 10, the Directorate of Public Works also aims to partially open the underpass at Cultural Square as well as the bridge at Shaikh Humaid Bin Saqr Al Qasimi square (also known as the Flying Saucer square), in Al Ramla.
"We want to complete the road projects as soon as possible, as it will help improve the economic activity in the emirate and facilitate the movement towards other emirates by easing congestion," said Shaikh Khalid.
The Flying Saucer square will soon be changed, through a multi-stage process, into an intersection equipped with traffic signals, which will also have an underpass of two lanes in both directions that will lead motorists straight towards Cultural Square.
By August next year, motorists will then travel on a double bridge measuring 175 metres at the Cultural Square leading to Airport Road.
Do you face difficulty moving from the two emirates? Will the reopening of the bridge ease traffic congestion? Which roads do you think need renovation to help the flow of traffic?
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