Sheikh Mohammed launches Dh394m Bridge project in Dubai
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, on Friday launched the construction of the Dh394 million Shindagha Bridge project, which features an iconic design based on the concept of the infinity sign.
The bridge is part of the third phase of the Dh5 billion Shindagha Corridor project extending 13 km along Sheikh Rashid Street.
Receiving Sheikh Mohammed at the event, Mattar Al Tayer, the director general and chairman of the executive board at Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, announced some of the key facts about the project.
The bridge extends about 295 metres, he said, 150 metres of which is over the Dubai Creek. It consists of six lanes in each direction in addition to a pedestrian crossing.
The Shindagha Bridge is part of the AED5 billion Shindagha Corridor Project extending 13 km along Sheikh Rashid Street. The Bridge rises 15.5 metres above the water level, allowing the passage of various types of boats plying the Creek. pic.twitter.com/XPvrlXgEWe
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Rising over 15 metres above the water level, it allows a whole range of boats on the Creek to pass under it.
Size aside, the bridge is notable for its iconic design which features an architectural arch shaped in the form of the mathematical symbol for infinity. The top of the infinity arch rises 42 metres. About 2,400 tonnes of steel will be used in the construction of the bridge.
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Sheikh Mohammed drew the infinity sign of the bridge on an electronic screen, following which a huge design of the bridge was unveiled, heralding the start of its construction works.
The first two phases of the Shindagha Corridor Project have already been completed. In 2016, the RTA launched the initial phase of the Shindagha Network, which was marked by the opening of the improved Sheikh Rashid Street-Oud Metha Street Junction.
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