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Growing nightmare of Dubai's rush hour

Dubai, Rush-hour traffic in Dubai is bringing back memories of the peak times of the last decade for some motorists.
Key roads in Bur Dubai, Deira, Karama, Al Qusais and even in relatively newer areas of Dubai like Al Barsha, Gardens and Dubai Media City have seen increasing tailbacks over the last few months.https://rentalcarsuae.com
Though motorists are perplexed by the seemingly sudden explosion of traffic jams, the growth pattern shows it has been increasing steadily over a period of last 12 months.
There could be a variety of reasons behind the predicament, but bottlenecks at important locations and increasing number of vehicle on roads are being cited as primary reasons.
Among the biggest bottlenecks is the Shindagha tunnel, which causes one of the biggest tailbacks in the city during evening peak hours heading towards Deira from Bur Dubai.
“It has grown worse over the last few months. Shindagha Tunnel has become a bottleneck with traffic converging from three directions and merging into two tracks. The situation gets worse between 5pm and 8pm when traffic is at peak and the tailback can be seen for several kilometres,” said Avinash Nagar, a resident of Bur Dubai.
Though the other side of Shindagha in Deira is relatively smoother, tailbacks can also be seen on Corniche Road, with traffic heading towards the tunnel through the exit adjacent to Hyatt Regency usually facing snarls during peak hours.
Another major bottleneck lies on Abu Baker Siddique Road heading towards Dubai Hospital from Al Maktoum bridge and clock tower.
With two tracks entering through the underpass from Al Maktoum bridge and two other tracks coming from Clock Tower merging into three tracks, there is obvious bottleneck on the busy road. Not helping the cause during the peak hours are the traffic lights at the following intersections.
Situation, in many other areas isn’t much different with regular tailbacks on Al Wasl Road, Airport Tunnel, Al Khail Road, Business Bay, Discovery Gardens and Emirates Road being a common site.
In the recent months traffic situation in Gardens and Discovery Gardens areas seem to have exacerbated.
“Traffic around the Discovery Gardens and the adjoining areas have really become unbearable and with the recent installation of steel fencing on the Shaikh Zayed Road near the area is worsening the situation. Several people were using the dirt road to access the area but with the closure of that section all are forced to use a single bridge, making traffic immovable,” said a resident of Discovery Gardens.
The fact that thousands of motorists have only one bridge connecting Shaikh Zayed Road to access several densely populated areas, is a reflection of the nightmarish situation.
To make the matter worse, a back road connecting Mohammad Bin Zayed Road has also been closed.
Taking note of the situation, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has began coordination with developer Nakheel and work on improving the situation is expected to start soon.
A senior RTA official said that further road works in the area will begin soon, providing two additional entries and two exits for the Discovery Gardens and Ibn Battuta Mall at the Interchange 5.5 on the Shaikh Zayed Road and the Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road.https://rentalcarsuae.com
Works are expected to be completed by the end of this year to solve the issue.
“The RTA had an urgent meeting with Nakheel to work out solutions and alternatives including streamlining the functionality of traffic lights in the concerned area in a bid to ensure smooth traffic flow. In a few days, the RTA will embark on studying the provision of temporary entries and exits for the Discovery Gardens through the Shaikh Zayed Road and the Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road,” said Eng Hussain Al Banna, Director of Traffic at RTA’s Traffic and Roads Agency.
Situation in Jumeirah Lakes Towers wasn’t much encouraging until recently, but timely development of roads and flyovers and opening up of additional exits and entries have significantly altered the situation.
Infrastructure development is also been carried out recently in several other locations, including improvement of parallel roads as well as building new roads and bridges on Umm Suqeim Road, Shaikh Rashid Road as well as on First Al Khail Street.
A source in the RTA also revealed to Gulf News that plans are afoot to improve the situation in the Shindagha area.
Apart from these areas, there are several localities that are perennially clogged, including Al Karam, where the exits and entries are too narrow and far between as well as Al Nahda and Al Qusais where the situation has worsened following the introduction of Salik on Al Ittihad Road and Airport Tunnel.

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