Dubai Media City/Al Sufouh Road: Traffic light, road works. Motorists heading back home from work have a torrid time exiting Dubai Media City through Al Sufouh Road. Construction works of Dubai Tram has added to the problem, but the real issue is the traffic light at the exit near Arjaan Rotana heading into Al Sufouh Road.
Peak time: 6pm to 7:30pm. https://rentalcarsuae.com
What motorists say: “Getting out of Dubai Media City from Al Sufouh side has been an issue for some time now and the construction work has added to the problem. There is an exit on the eastern side heading directly to Shaikh Zayed Road but not many people use it to avoid Salik,” said Mohammad Taha, who works for an advertising firm based in the media cluster.
Discovery Gardens: Bottleneck, lack of alternative exits. A single entry and exit point to Shaikh Zayed road and the closure of alternative exit from behind towards Mohammad Bin Zayed Road has given daily headaches to thousands of motorists living in the area and surroundings.
Peak Time: 7am to 9am and 5pm to 8pm
What motorists say: “With only a single entry and exit point, traffic around the Discovery Gardens and the adjoining areas have really become unbearable and the recent installation of steel fencing on the Shaikh Zayed Road near the area has worsened 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.
Airport Tunnel: Volume of Traffic. Traffic during evening peak hours heading towards Sharjah has increased drastically over the last few months and Salik hasn’t helped. People heading to Al Qusais through the tunnel face bottlenecks with motorists avoiding toll coming from Mohammad Bin Zayed road.
Peak time: 5pm to 8pm.
What motorists say: “The traffic situation around Airport Tunnel has really turned bad over the past months during evening. With people heading to Sharjah also using the tunnel, people like me living in Al Qusais are caught in the chaos. Exiting from the tunnel to Al Qusais is a major issue as well,” said Syed Abdullah.
Al Barsha 1: Bottleneck, narrow streets. For a relatively new neighbourhood, Al Barsha faces some serious road planning issues, with narrow and winding streets and too many traffic lights put too close together. Adding to that is the convergence of traffic from three directions towards Umm Suqeim street.https://rentalcarsuae.com
Time: 7am to 9am and 5pm to8pm.
What motorists say: “Al Barsha is already densely populated and there is serious lack of space due to poor planning. Roads from Lulu Hypermarket, Mall of the Emirates and another direction converge at a small and narrow intersection causing jams. Getting out of the area during the morning peak hours is a nightmare and with school buses entering the are at the same time it’s a bit too much,” said Ahmad Hussain a long time resident of Al Barsha.