Six of the best: Top GCC road projects

Salam Street is one of several high value road development projects underway in the GCC.

5. Al Khail Road Upgrade Phases 1-4 (Dubai)

Client: Roads and Transport Authority

Estimated cost: US $591.5 million (US $157 million for Phase 1, US $232.1 million for Phase 2, US $119.4 million for Phase 3 and US $83 million for Phase 4)

Scope: The Al Khail Road Upgrade project involves widening and improving a 15km stretch of Al Khail Road between the junctions at Muscat Road and Emirates Road. The existing road will be widened from four lanes to six throughout and the roundabouts along this stretch will be turned into flyovers to allow the uninterrupted flow of traffic. New slip roads and interchanges will be added to enable access to the new residential developments along this stretch. Al Khail Road will also be extended by nine kilometres to connect it to Dubai Bypass Road.

All four phases of work are currently underway, with completion at around 80% on Phase 1 and 45% on Phase 4 (February 2010). Gunal Construction, Wade Adams and Ascon are amongst the contractors involved in the project.

Schedule: Work on all four phases is underway and is due for completion in stages in 2010 and 2011.

Next: Parallel Roads Phase 4

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