Dubai Bypass Road

Thursday 24 July 2008 (UAE)

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Dubai Bypass Road (611 Road)


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The Dubai Bypass Road, presently the 611 Road (Emirates Road is the 311 Road), is a 72 km road link between Abu Dhabi and Sharjah that will go past Dubai roughly parallel with the Emirates Road. The highway will service Academic City, the Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai World Central, and Dubai Industrial City. It will be constructed in three phases and is estimated to have a total cost of about AED 1 billion. The Roads and Transport Authority Dubai (RTA) is responsible for the project.

Dubai Bypass Road phase I or III

Phase III (was seen as phase I in some references, unknown if the phase numbering system changed or references were incorrect) of the Dubai Bypass Road is a 24 km stretch with 6 lanes in each direction that runs between the Al Rawiya interchange (also Al Raweeiya, Al Ruwaya, Al Ruwayya, Al Rowaya, Al Rowayah, Al Rowayya, Al Ruwiyah, etc) at Dubai Outlet Mall on the Dubai-Al Ain Road, through Dubailand, across the Al Qudrah / Al Qudra Road (which runs past Arabian Ranches) to the Jebel Ali-Lahbab Road (also Al Hibab Road, Al Hebab). Construction started in February 2006 and the cost is estimated to be about AED 360 million. Completion 07 March 2008 (road open to the public).

Dubai Bypass Road phase II

Phase II of the Dubai Bypass Road is a 23 km length running from the Sharjah border (on the Sharjah Airport Road to Dibba) to the Al Rawiya (Al Ruwayya, Al Ruwaya etc) interchange on the Dubai-Al Ain Road. The existing 4-lane road will be widened 6 lanes in each direction (although there was one press release in 2007 from the RTA that said it would only be 3 lanes in each direction). Construction started in early 2007 and the cost is about AED 310 million. Completion expected to be by the end of 2008.

Dubai Bypass Road phase III or IV

Phase IV (some references seen calling this phase III - RTA information March 2008 says it's phase IV) of the Dubai Bypass Road will be the 25 km length of road from the Jebel Ali-Al Hebab Road to the Abu Dhabi-Dubai border, with 6 lanes in each direction. Construction started in July 2007 and estimated cost is about AED 290 million. Completion expected by end of 2008.

Dubai Bypass Road phase I

What we thought was phase I, is apparently phase III (at least, it was in March 2008 according to the RTA). And phase III is phase IV. So we don't know what happened to phase I. If you have an answer, tell us in the 611 Road forum topic.

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