Dubai – Masaader News
As directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to immediately start the construction of roads and transportation systems relating to the hosting Expo 2020, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded two contracts of the last two phases (5 and 6) of Roads leading to Expo Project. The main objective of the Project is to ensure a smooth traffic flow to serve visitors as well as future projects in the area. These two phases include improvements to both Jebel Ali-Lehbab Road and the intersection of Emirates Road with Jebel Ali-Lehbab Road. The total cost of these two phases amounts to AED630 million.
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said, “The Improvement of Roads Leading to Expo is one of the big projects currently undertaken by RTA to serve the needs of hosting Expo 2020 in Dubai. Due to the massive nature of the project, it had been split into six phases to ensure the timely completion of works, well before the opening of Expo. Contracts for the previous four phases had already been awarded.”