The Umm Suqeim Street development is now 70 percent complete
Undergoing a huge improvement project, the works currently run between the intersection with Al Khail Road, through to the intersection with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road.
Designed to reduce congestion, when complete the route should have its journey time reduced by 61 percent, from 9.7 to 3.8 minutes.
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Part of a master development plan from Umm Suqeim to the Al Qudra corridor, the improvements will run all the way from Jumeirah Street to Emirates Road.
Expected to serve over one million residents, the corridor is set to help drivers coming from Al Barsha South, Dubai Hills, Arjan and Dubai Science Park.
So far, the completed works include the development of Umm Suqeim and Al Barsha South intersection, near Kings' School, featuring the construction of an 800-metre tunnel with four lanes in each direction along Umm Suqeim Street.
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors at #RTA mentioned that Umm Suqeim–Al Qudra Corridor Improvement Project is one of RTA's key strategic transverse (east-west) traffic corridors, designed to enhance integration with vertical… pic.twitter.com/2RkttajunE
— RTA (@rta_dubai) May 25, 2025
Speaking about the project, His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said:
'The project complements RTA's efforts to improve connectivity between four major arterial roads in Dubai: Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, and Emirates Road.
'It is designed to increase the corridor's capacity to 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions, improve traffic flow, and reduce travel time between Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Al Khail Road by 61 percent from 9.7 minutes to just 3.8 minutes.'
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