Page 57 - SALIK PR REPORT FEBRUARY 2024

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Written by:
Manaal Fatimah
20 hours ago

2024 just may be the year…

The year that we’re able to have a conversation with a fellow Dubai resident and go
eight minutes without mentioning the state of traffic in the city. Swift measures have
been put in place in recent times to manage the ever-increasing volume of cars on the

road, including expansions and Salik toll gate updates.

The latest addition to that roster is the Algeria Road Development Project that
stretches 2 km from the intersection of Algeria Street and Al Khawaneej Street
(South) to the intersection of Tunis Street (North) at Al Muhaisnah (1) and Al Mizhar
(1).

The project, completed by the RTA, is meant to regulate the traffic and serve the

surrounding residential neighbourhoods which are seeing a significant growth in
population.

The scope of work included increasing the number of lanes of Algeria Street from two
to three in each direction. As a result, the road’s capacity has expanded from 6,000
vehicles to 9,000 vehicles per hour in both directions, as reported in Khaleej Times.