New Latifa bint Hamdan Corridor to cut Dubai travel times by 54% by end-2028

Dubai motorists could soon see a significant reduction in travel times, with a major new road corridor expected to slash journeys between Umm Al Sheif Street and Emirates Road from 33 minutes to just 15 minutes — a 54 per cent reduction. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded the contract for the Dh2-billion Latifa bint Hamdan Corridor Development Project. Spanning 12 kilometres, the new strategic corridor will connect Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road, Al Meydan Street, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street and Emirates Road. Once completed by the end of 2028, it is expected to accommodate more than 130,000 trips daily and serve around 650,000 residents and visitors. The project includes seven bridges stretching 2,300 metres and eight tunnels covering 900 metres, with a total capacity of about 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions. The corridor will add around 12 per cent capacity to Dubai's east-west road network and improve links between several established and emerging communities. The project also incorporates 12.5 km of cycling tracks that will connect with Dubai's existing cycling network, creating an integrated route stretching from Al Qudra to Jumeirah.