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THE LEAD
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Dubai just committed Dh1.16 billion to rebuild Al Meydan Street
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| The RTA signed two contracts this weekend, worth Dh1.16 billion together, to rebuild Al Meydan Street. The job covers 17km of roads, 3.7km of bridges and a new interchange where Al Marabea' Street meets Al Meydan, with a target finish at the end of 2028. The prize at the end: the run from Al Manama Street and the Dubai–Al Ain Road up to Umm Suqeim Street drops from about 30 minutes to 10. |
| If you live in Dubai Hills, Nad Al Sheba, MBR City or Al Barari, or you cut through that corridor to work, the next two years matter more than the end state. Projects this size arrive in phases. Barriers go up, lanes shift, diversions change without much warning. The same stretch that gets faster in 2028 gets slower first, and nobody publishes a schedule for the annoying part. |
| There's a longer game here too. Roads like this reprice neighbourhoods. A district that sits 10 minutes from Umm Suqeim Street instead of 30 is a different product, and landlords will work that out before tenants do. If you've been weighing a move to that side of town, the roadworks years are the discount window. |
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WHAT TO DO
If your route crosses Al Meydan Street, watch for RTA diversion notices before you settle into a new routine, and don't lock in a school-run path through that corridor without a backup. Signing a lease or buying in Dubai Hills, Nad Al Sheba, MBR City or Al Barari? Price in two years of roadworks, then a faster corridor after that.
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