Dubai expands road capacity on key traffic corridor

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed traffic improvements on Latifa bint Hamdan Street to ease congestion and increase road capacity.

The upgrades include an extra lane to the service road across two key sections, with a combined length of 1 km.

The first section extends from the Al Asayel Street intersection to Street 44, while the second runs from the National Cement Factory to the First Al Khail Street exit.

The project also includes two new U-turns beneath the intersection of Latifa bint Hamdan Street and Al Asayel Street.

The RTA says the changes have increased the service road's capacity from 600 to 1,000 vehicles per hour and cut peak-hour congestion at the Latifa bint Hamdan Street- Al Asayel Street intersection by up to 30 per cent.

The works are part of its ongoing programme to improve traffic flow at busy locations and support Dubai's continued growth.

Latifa bint Hamdan Street is one of Dubai's key corridors, serving several residential, commercial and industrial areas.

It is also connected to a network of main roads, most notably Al Khail Road and Al Asayel Street.

The RTA recently awarded a AED 2 billion contract for the 12-kilometre Latifa bint Hamdan Street Development Project, which will create a new strategic corridor linking Sheikh Zayed Road with Emirates Road through a network of major roads as well as seven bridges extending 2,300 metres and eight tunnels totalling 900 metres.

#RTA has implemented traffic enhancements on Latifa bint Hamdan Street to increase road capacity and improve traffic flow for road users in the area.
The works included adding a new lane to the service road across two key sections, with a combined length of 1,000 metres. The… pic.twitter.com/0yldLf8GSA

— RTA (@rta_dubai) August 4, 2026