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Dubai Smile / Al Ittihad Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 25°14′55″N 55°19′32″E / 25.248694°N 55.325646°E |
| Carries | Vehicles |
| Crosses | Dubai Creek |
| Locale | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Maintained by | Roads and Transport Authority |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Total length | 420 metres (1,380 ft)[1] |
| Width | 61.6 metres (202 ft) |
| Height | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Clearance below | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | expected 2017 |
| Opened | expected 2018[1] |
| Location | |
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Al Ittihad Bridge is a proposed 12-lane bridge across Dubai Creek in Dubai. The Bridge will connect Bur Dubai from near the Dubai Courts and Dubai Creek Park and Deira near Deira City Centre and Dubai Golf Club. It will replace the current Floating Bridge.[2] Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai reviewed the project on 30 June 2013. The project cost is estimated to be Dh1.1 billion.[3] Contract for the construction is expected to be awarded by end of 2014[2] and construction works to be completed in 3 years.[4]
It will have 6 lanes and a footpath in both directions.[2] It will be 61.6 metres (202 ft) wide[2] and 15 metres (49 ft) high.[3] The arc above the bridge will be 100 metres (328 ft),[3] and the width of the waterway is 400 metres (1,312 ft).[5] The crossing can accommodate around 24,000 vehicles per hour.[6] On the Bur Dubai side the bridge will also connect with a new underpass near Rashid Hospital, while on the Deira side it will be linked with Al Ittihad Road for motorists travelling to Sharjah.[5]
The project is scheduled for opening in early 2018.[1]
- ^ a b c "Prequalification bids invited for new Dubai bridge". constructionweekonline.com. ITP Business Publishing Ltd. Jul 21, 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Staff Reporter. "12-lane Al Ittihad Bridge to replace Floating Bridge - Khaleej Times". Archived from the original on 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ a b c Reporter, Shafaat Shahbandari, Staff (1 July 2013). "Al Ittihad Bridge construction to begin in Dubai next year".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Staff Report (8 February 2014). "12-lane Al Ittihad Bridge to replace Floating Bridge; RTA approves Dh7 billion budget for 2014".
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Reporter, Staff. "New Bridge over Dubai Creek". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2024-09-16.