Alternate Routes to Take During the Closure of Dubai's Floating Bridge

Publish date: Saturday، 15 April 2023

According to a statement released on Friday by the city's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai's Floating Bridge will close for five weeks starting on Monday, April 17th.

The bridge will be closed in both directions. It was constructed between the Al Garhoud and Al Maktoum Bridges to reduce traffic on the Al Maktoum Bridge. During its closure, the Floating Bridge is scheduled for major maintenance.

Listed below is the integrated reroute plan drivers may take during the 5-week closure of the Floating Bridge:

Traffic from Sharjah through Al Ittihad Street: To use Al Mamzar Exit which will be open for traffic (previously restricted to buses and taxis) to ease access to the Infinity Bridge via Cairo and Al Khaleej Streets.
Traffic from Deira to Bur Dubai through Al Khaleej Street: To use the Infinity Bridge
Traffic from Sharjah to Bur Dubai through Al Ittihad Road: To use Infinity Bridge via Cairo and Al Khaleej Streets, as well as Al Garhoud Bridge or Al Maktoum Bridge.
Traffic from Bur Dubai to Deira through Khalid bin Al Waleed Street: To use Al Maktoum Bridge and Infinity Bridge
Traffic from Bur Dubai to Deira through Umm Hurair Road: To use Al Maktoum Bridge
Traffic from Bur Dubai to Deira through Sheikh Zayed Road: To use Al Garhoud Bridge, Al Maktoum Bridge, Infinity Bridge and the Business Bay Crossing
Traffic from Bur Dubai to Deira through Oud Metha Road: To use Al Maktoum Bridge and Al Garhoud Bridge
Traffic from Bur Dubai to Deira through Al Riyadh Street: To use Al Maktoum Bridge
Motorists travelling between Bur Dubai and Deira may use main roads such as Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road.

Alternate Routes to Take During the Closure of Dubai's Floating Bridge

#RTA will close the Floating Bridge in both directions for 5 weeks starting this Monday, April 17, 2023 to give way for major maintenance works.https://t.co/6pqh6VIL3f pic.twitter.com/4UZ983ewE2
— RTA (@rta_dubai) April 14, 2023

In order to maintain a smooth flow of traffic while the Floating Bridge is closed, the authority has stated that it would monitor and regulate traffic flow.

Alternate Routes to Take During the Closure of Dubai's Floating Bridge

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