Dubai's RTA commits to 75 traffic upgrades in 2025

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is set to implement over 75 traffic improvements across key areas in Dubai throughout 2025.

The planned enhancements include expanding and upgrading major intersections, constructing new entry and exit points in residential and commercial areas, and introducing a series of rapid traffic solutions in school zones.

The announcement follows completed upgrades at more than 50 locations across the emirate in 2024, as part of the RTA’s plan to enhance road network efficiency, ensure smoother traffic flow, and improve safety for all road users.

The initiatives align with Dubai’s urban expansion and population growth while addressing rising traffic volumes on the city’s roads, it said.

“The traffic solutions implemented in 2024 have had a significant impact on enhancing road network efficiency, improving vehicle flow, and reducing travel times by up to 60 per cent at various locations throughout Dubai. Additionally, these enhancements have increased road capacity by up to 20 per cent in several areas,” Hussain Al Banna, CEO of Traffic and Roads Agency at RTA said.

Al Banna added, “These improvements have played a crucial role in optimising vehicle movement on major roads while increasing the capacity of road networks as well as entry and exit points. Key locations that underwent enhancements include the widening of Beirut Street, upgrades at the intersection of Al Khawaneej Street and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Street, lane expansions from Al Rebat Street to Business Bay Crossing, the expansion of the exit from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road to Al Rebat Street, and the creation of a new route linking Al Khail Road to Meydan Street."