Shaped Like An Infinity Symbol, Dubai Opens Incredible ¡®Infinity Bridge¡¯ To Traffic For The First Time
Adding another marvel to its truly incredible architecture, Dubai has thrown the 'Infinity Bridge' open to traffic for the first time.
Adding another marvel to its truly incredible architecture, Dubai has thrown the 'Infinity Bridge' open to traffic for the first time.
The bridge consists of six lanes and improves the link between Deira and Bur Dubai. It features a combined 3-metre track for pedestrians and cyclists, Khaleej Times reported.
Khaleej Times
What this bridge has done is, it has increased the total number of lanes crossing Dubai Creek from 48 to 60.
First announced in 2018, the Infinity Bridge is part of a Al Shindagha Corridor Project. Consisting of six lanes in each direction, the bridge has an arch shaped like the infinity symbol - which symbolises Dubai¡¯s unlimited ambitions.
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¡ª HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) January 13, 2022
According to Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) website, the bridge goes across the creek. It is 300 metres long and 22 metres wide and can accommodate 24,000 vehicles in both directions.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, visited the newly constructed bridge before its opening earlier this week and stressed that infrastructure projects are among the main pillars of the comprehensive development process in Dubai.
HE Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, and HE Lieutenant-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, affirming this morning the readiness of Infinity Bridge, pic.twitter.com/U4Fvit65aU
¡ª RTA (@rta_dubai) January 15, 2022
"The road and transport sector is a vital sector that supports economic growth and social welfare, and we continue to advance it, and our investments in it have exceeded 140 billion dirhams over the past fifteen years," he was quoted as saying by RTA.
Al Shindagha Corridor serves Deira and Bur Dubai, in addition to several development projects like Deira Islands, Dubai Seafront, Dubai Maritime City and Port Rashid. It is expected to serve one million people.
It will slash travel time from 104 minutes to just 16 by 2030. The time saved over 20 years will be worth about Dh45 billion, as per Khaleej Times.
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