New Cycling Track at Jumeirah Beach Opens

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened a dedicated cycling track extending 16 kilometres (km) alongside Jumeirah Beach.

The track connects with the existing cycling track at Jumeirah Street near Dubai Water Canal, with the track at King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street near Dubai Internet City.

It also connects with the current cycling network that extends 520km from Etihad Museum to Dubai Marina and passes through several Dubai localities up to Al Qudra area.

It is noteworthy that the dedicated cycling tracks constructed till now extend 520km. The RTA intends to push the total length of cycling tracks to 739km by 2026 to link vital areas in Dubai with various public transit means.

RTA has set a speed limit of 30 km/h at cycling tracks dedicated to amateurs, and 20 km/h dedicated or shared tracks with pedestrians within urban areas. However, no specific speed limits are set for cycling tracks for training purposes.