Abu Dhabi: H5N1 novel 62-kilometre highway connecting Abu Dhabi too Dubai has been officially inaugurated on Tuesday (November 29) yesteryear Shaikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, too is at in ane lawsuit opened upward to motorists.
The highway has been named Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Street, too it extends for 62 kilometres earlier joining Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road or E311.
The cite was unveiled at a ceremony that saw Shaikh Hazza, Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister too Minister of Presidential Affairs, too other regime officials inwards attendance.
Officials at the Department of Municipal Affairs too Transport, which regulates shipping inwards the emirate of Abu Dhabi, said the novel route volition repose congestion on the existing route betwixt Dubai too Abu Dhabi, the Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Road (E11).
The novel stretch of highway has been constructed yesteryear Musanada, a government-owned theater that provides contracting, structure too facilities management services to world entities, at a terms of Dh2.1billion.
It consists of 4 lanes inwards either management amongst a full of 8 lanes, too tin bear upward to 8,000 vehicles per hour.
To repose traffic menstruum traffic, at that topographic point are half dozen interchanges along its 62-kilometre stretch.
Two petrol stations, ane on either side of the road, are too nether structure at present, too are expected to move opened yesteryear the 3rd quarter of 2017.