Mirdif mall road construction on track

The road network for Mirdif City Centre is on schedule for March 2010.

The intricate road infrastructure linking the new Mirdif City Centre mall, in Dubai, is on schedule for a March 2010 completion, according to the shopping centre's developer.

The foundations and pillars for the three-lane bridge network have been laid, with the structures of two entry bridges connecting to the mall now complete.

On completion, 38,000m³ of excavation will have been undertaken, 15,000m³ of concrete poured, 3,500 tonnes of steel reinforcement used and 75,000m² of roads paved to create, what developer Majid Al Futtaim Properties has claimed will be the best infrastructure connecting to a mall in the region.

“The sheer logistics of creating such a network are mind boggling. We have ensured that the mall can be easily accessed from all directions and the design and construction work that it entails is quite astounding,” said Mirdif City Centre vice president Yousif Al Ali.

The road network will have two elevated entrances. A 350-metre-long, three-lane entry bridge will guide traffic coming from Rashidiya and the northbound Emirates Road, while traffic coming from the east along Tripoli Street will have access via a single-lane, 175-metre-long elevated entry bridge.

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Visitors arriving from Sharjah and Airport Road will enter at ground level via the Al Khawaneej Junction of the Emirates Road and there will also be a 350-metre elevated bridge from the first floor of the mall’s car park for traffic heading south to easily exit onto the Emirates Road to Business Bay.

“Mirdif City Centre is a perfect example of what we've done so very well in our past developments. We have combined every detail of our past successes and applied them to this very special community project,” continued Al Ali.

“The infrastructure being built is based on a comprehensive traffic impact study which is an essential RTA requirement for work of this magnitude. This study went into great detail with regard to projected traffic flows using complex computer generated models with the input of carefully collated data representing the present traffic situation.

“The RTA has given us tremendous support and advice and we are extremely grateful for their expertise.”