Project completion hits 97% in Rashidiya Metro Station bridges, 95% in Meydan bridges: Al Tayer

Project completion hits 97% in Rashidiya Metro Station bridges, 95% in Meydan bridges: Al Tayer

Roads & Transport Authority – Mohammed Al Munji:
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), announced that project completion has reached 97 per cent in the bridges at the approaches of the entry/exit points of Rashidiya Metro Station, and 95 per cent of bridges and roads leading to Meydan Racecourse at Nad al-Sheba area.

Bridges leading to Rashidiya Metro Station are currently undergoing final touches by the contracting company in preparation for opening. The project includes construction of directional ramps at the intersection of Emirates Road and Khawaneej Road. It also includes construction of two bridges at Khawaneej Road in order to facilitate vehicular movement from and to the Park and Ride facility of Rashidiya Metro Station with a total length of 2.5 km. Early last year RTA has opened phase one of the project involving a bridge leading to the entry of the Parking lot of the station; which has a capacity to house about 2700 vehicles.

“Construction of the project, which costs about 699 million dirham, comes as part of RTA drive to improve and upgrade the network of main roads in the emirate of Dubai, and link the Park-and-Ride facilities of the metro stations with the roads network within Dubai Emirate. Rashidiya Station is one of the key metro stations as it is the starting point of Dubai Metro Red Line. The station extends 130 meters in length and 30 meters in width and has a capacity to handle 11,000 passengers per hour per direction. The station has two entry points fitted with escalators and lifts to ease the movement of commuters to and from the station, and a multi-level parking lot with a capacity to accommodate 2714 vehicles in order to encourage the public to use the metro in their travels across the emirate. The ground floor of the complex has been designated for public transport modes that feed the station, and has been designed to accommodate articulated and double-deck buses and to ensure smooth traffic flow and accommodate a large number of buses at a time. The building has also been linked with footbridges extending to the opposite side of the road leading to the metro station such that the period needed to travel from the farthest point of a parking slot will not exceed 3 minutes, while addressing all safety aspects of passenger movement within the parking lot.

Al Tayer revealed that construction of Roads & Bridges Project leading to Meydan Racecourse reached an advanced stage and the contractor is about to finalize the project which encompasses construction of bridges extending 2025 meters, including two entry/exit bridges extending 710 meters and a VIP bridge linking Meydan with Dubai-Al Ain Road extending 1315 meters.

“Construction works in the project will be finalized with the launch of the 15th Dubai World Cup on 27 March 2010. The bridges will serve Meydan project; which covers an area of 76 million square feet and encompasses the biggest horseracing racetrack in the world in addition to an hotel, golf courses, malls, recreational facilities, modern stables, Godolphin gallery, waterways, restaurants and parking lots for about 10,000 vehicles.

Photo caption:
 Mattar Al Tayer
 Layout of bridges leading to Rashidiya Station Project
 Layout of bridges leading to Meydan Project

Rashidiya Metro Station,Dubai Metro,September 2009

Al Tayer: Bridges linking parking lot of Rashidiya metro station to open on 09/09

Al Tayer: Bridges linking parking lot of Rashidiya metro station to open on 09/09

Roads & Transport Authority – Mohammed Al Munji:
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced the opening of all bridges leading to the entry and exit points of the parking lot attached to Rashidiya Metro Station as of 09/09. The bridges opening, which is synchronized with the emirate’s celebration of Dubai Metro launch, will ease the traffic flow from and to the parking lot of Rashidiya metro station, which has a capacity to house 2700 vehicles.
Al Tayer stated that the project whose cost topped 698.9 million dirham included construction of directional ramps at the intersection of Emirates Road and Khawaneej Road, in addition to two bridges at Khawaneej Road, with a combined length of 2.5 km.
“This project has been undertaken as part of RTA drive to upgrade key roads network in the emirate and link them with the parking lots attached to metro stations. RTA is stepping up efforts to implement several road improvement projects, and widen key and arterial roads in the emirate as envisioned in RTA Strategic Plan over the next few years” said Al Tayer.
He added: “Rashidiya Station is a key station as it is the starting point of Dubai Metro Red Line. The station measures 130 meter in length and 30 meters in width, and has a capacity to handle 11,000 passengers per hour per direction. The Station has two entry points fitted with escalators and lifts to ensure smooth passenger traffic in & out of the Station, along with a parking lot to accommodate 2714 vehicles so as to lure motorists to use the metro in their mobility within the emirate of Dubai.
“The ground floor of the parking building is designated for feeder buses, and the design of the building has been customized to accommodate articulated and double-deck buses to ensure smooth bus traffic and the ability to handle several buses at a time. The building is also linked with a footbridge linking the other side of the road with the metro station such that it won’t take more than 3 minutes to walk from the farthest parking slot to the entry of the Station. The building has also been equipped with all safety requirements needed for passenger traffic within the parking lot.
“Undertaking such projects highlights RTA efforts to provide fast and smooth roads network for commuters to access Dubai Metro stations; which is part of the master plan to upgrade mass transit modes in the emirate and attract new riders, thereby ease road traffic congestions and raise the percentage of trips made by public transport modes from 6% to 30%. Such objective could only be realized with the provision of top quality mass transit modes at affordable cost and with a wide geographical coverage to compete with private vehicles. More efforts are also needed to raise the public awareness, orient the culture of using mass transportation of the community, and foster the integration with multi-modal transport such as public buses, Dubai Metro and marine transport” said Al Tayer in a final remark.
Caption:

• Layout of the bridges leading to Rashidiya Metro Station.