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New Umm Suqeim Tunnel Cuts Drive Time to Under 4 Minutes

Dubai’s newest tunnel opens, slashing traffic time and easing daily commutes for over a million residents.

  • Publish date: Monday، 04 August 2025 Reading time: 1 min read
New Umm Suqeim Tunnel Cuts Drive Time to Under 4 Minutes

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) just opened a new 800-metre tunnel with four lanes each way on Umm Suqeim Street—and it’s a game-changer for anyone who dreads traffic.

Part of the ongoing Umm Suqeim Street Development Project, this new underpass connects Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, and it's designed to move traffic faster, smoother, and way more efficiently.

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Why It Matters

If you live in areas like Al Barsha South, Dubai Hills, Arjan, or Dubai Science Park, this is big. Over one million residents are expected to benefit from the upgrade. The tunnel boosts the road’s total capacity to 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions, helping cut your drive time from 9.7 minutes to just 3.8 minutes between key intersections.

The Bigger Picture

The full 4.6 km upgrade also includes a reconstructed intersection near Kings’ School and surface-level traffic signals for added flow. This is all part of a massive plan to improve the 16-km Umm Suqeim–Al Qudra corridor—one of Dubai’s top east–west routes.

And yes, they brought in the tech. AI-powered drones and time-lapse imaging helped RTA fast-track progress while keeping everything in check. Smart and efficient? Very Dubai.

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