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11/4/24, 2:31 PM Two Salik Gates at Business Bay Crossing and Al Safa South to be activated on 24th November - UAE - Emirates24|7
Two Salik Gates at Business Bay Crossing and Al

Safa South to be activated on 24th November

Published Friday, November 01, 2024 By E247

The Business Bay Crossing Gate will contribute to:
Diverting traffic from Jebel Ali towards Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road
Reducing traffic congestion on Al Khail Road by up to 15%
Lowering traffic volume on Al Rebat Street by up to 16%
Reducing traffic on Financial Centre Street by 5%
Cutting total travel time on the congested section of Al Khail Road between Al Rebat and Ras Al Khor Streets by
approximately 20,000 hours daily in both directions

Al Safa South Gate will contribute to:
Reducing right-turn traffic from Sheikh Zayed Road to Al Meydan Street by approximately 15%
Decreasing traffic from Al Meydan and Al Safa Streets to Sheikh Zayed Road by around 42%
Lowering traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road between Financial Centre Street and Latifa bint Hamdan Street by approximately
4%
Optimising the usage of First Al Khail Road and Al Asayel Street by up to 4%
Salik Company PJSC announced the activation of the toll gates at the Business Bay Crossing and Al Safa South on Sheikh Zayed
th
Road on 24 November, following the completion of Al Khail Road Development Project by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
This project included the construction of five bridges extending 3,300 metres and the expansion of 6,820 metres of road lanes across
seven different locations along Al Khail Road: Al Jaddaf, Business Bay, Zaabeel, Meydan, Al Quoz 1, Ghadir Al Tair, and Jumeirah

Village Circle. Serving 1.5 million people, the project has reduced travel time by 30%, increased the capacity of intersections and
bridges by approximately 19,600 vehicles per hour, improved traffic efficiency on Al Khail Road, resolved traffic overlaps at flyovers,
and ensured the continuity of free-flowing traffic.

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