{"id":52110,"date":"2026-03-09T08:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=52110"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:50:15","slug":"2-new-bridges-open-near-oud-maitha-street-to-improve-traffic-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/2-new-bridges-open-near-oud-maitha-street-to-improve-traffic-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"2 New Bridges Open Near Oud Maitha Street to Improve Traffic in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you drive around Dubai regularly, you probably know how quickly traffic can build up around busy junctions. The RTA has been steadily working on <strong>upgrades to improve traffic flow<\/strong>. The latest addition is the <strong>opening of 2 new bridges on Oud Maitha Street<\/strong>, which could reduce travel time in the area from about 20 minutes to just five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One of the new bridges serves traffic moving<strong> from Al Asayel Street toward Al Wasl Club Street<\/strong>. The two-lane bridge can accommodate around 2,400 vehicles per hour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The second bridge is located at the <strong>intersection of Al Wasl Club Street and Al Khail Road<\/strong>. It connects Al Asayel Street to Al Khail Road toward Business Bay Crossing. The two-lane construction can handle around 3,000 vehicles per hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"935\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SaveClip.App_641768933_18574745698037912_6626931313633142980_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SaveClip.App_641768933_18574745698037912_6626931313633142980_n.jpg 935w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SaveClip.App_641768933_18574745698037912_6626931313633142980_n-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SaveClip.App_641768933_18574745698037912_6626931313633142980_n-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SaveClip.App_641768933_18574745698037912_6626931313633142980_n-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More road expansions and bridge structures are expected to open later this year, with the next phase scheduled for the third quarter. Overall, the project boosts Oud Maitha Street\u2019s capacity to roughly 15,600 vehicles per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s another recent traffic update worth your attention, especially if you often drive through the DWTC area. A <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/new-bridge-opened-in-dubai-connecting-sheikh-zayed-road-and-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-street\/\">new bridge connecting Sheikh Zayed Road and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street<\/a> recently opened<\/strong> to help reduce traffic around the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you drive around Dubai regularly, you probably know how quickly traffic can build up around busy junctions. The RTA has been steadily working on upgrades to improve traffic flow. The latest addition is the opening of 2 new bridges on Oud Maitha Street, which could reduce travel time in the area from about 20 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":52112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}