DUBAI As the Dubai Water Canal Project enters its second phase of construction, traffic diversions on Shaikh Zayed Road will commence from October 25. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said it has completed works under Phase I of the main traffic diversion on Al Wasl Road near Safa Park that were needed to start Phase II.
Residents can expect a diverted six-lane highway between Business Bay Metro station and the second interchange as the right turn to Al Hadiqa Street will be temporarily shut over the weekend. But reports said the new highway will open for traffic on October 25.
The new traffic diversion will be fitted with required signals, cautionary street lights and concrete barriers. Work has started in laying utility line conduits underneath the path of the proposed canal while protecting and diverting utility lines underneath the traffic diversion path. Concurrently, construction will start on the bridge on Al Wasl Road in the direction of Abu Dhabi once the traffic movement is routed directly through the traffic diversions.
