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The 25 October announcement says the bridge will serve traffic travelling from Al Majlis Street towards 2nd December Street. Its opening will mark the completion of the project’s major works.","The final link is 1,000 metres long and has two lanes. RTA gave its capacity as approximately 3,000 vehicles per hour. The authority said the journey on that route is expected to fall from six minutes to one minute; this estimate concerns travel between the two named streets.","The full project comprises five bridges with a combined length of 5,000 metres. RTA put its cost at more than AED696 million. The works convert the former roundabout into an at-grade intersection and provide free-flowing connections in several directions.","RTA Director-General Mattar Al Tayer said the project is intended to improve traffic flow on Sheikh Zayed Road and strengthen links between major economic and commercial centres in the emirate. The authority estimates that average delay at the intersection will fall from 12 minutes to 90 seconds and that more than 500,000 residents and visitors will benefit. These are RTA’s project estimates.","The connections serve areas including Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai International Financial Centre, Zaa’beel, Al Satwa, Al Karama, Al Jafiliya and Al Mankhool. The project’s bridges include an elevated link towards Deira, two bridges connecting Sheikh Rashid Street with 2nd December Street, and two linking Al Majlis Street with 2nd December Street.","RTA describes the investment as complementing the Al Mustaqbal Street Development Project. Scheduled for completion in 2027, that separate project includes bridges and tunnels spanning 1,500 metres and widening the street to four lanes in each direction; the authority expects a 33% capacity increase. The 25 October announcement gives the final bridge’s scheduled opening date and does not say it is already open.","The announcement’s two traffic indicators describe different measures. The expected reduction from six minutes to one minute concerns a specific journey from Al Majlis Street to 2nd December Street; the projected fall from 12 minutes to 90 seconds concerns average delay at the intersection. RTA also provided an approximate hourly capacity for the final bridge. These figures refer to distinct routes or measures and should not be treated as interchangeable. The announcement provides project estimates before opening; it does not report actual journey times measured after the bridge enters service."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"AE","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"en":"RTA figures for project scope, cost, capacity and traffic estimates.","tr":"RTA’nın proje kapsamı, maliyeti, kapasitesi ve trafik tahminleri."},"id":"project-measures","items":[{"basis":"target","label":{"en":"Final bridge length","tr":"Son köprünün uzunluğu"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"irregular","geography":"dubai","id":"dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre--1","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"metre"},"period":"2026-10-25","unit":"metres","value":1000},{"basis":"estimate","label":{"en":"Final bridge hourly capacity","tr":"Son köprünün saatlik kapasitesi"},"measure":{"aggregation":"rate","frequency":"irregular","geography":"dubai","id":"dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre--2","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"count-per-hour"},"period":"2026-10-25","unit":"vehicles per hour","value":3000,"valueQualifier":"approximate"},{"basis":"target","label":{"en":"Combined length of five bridges","tr":"Beş köprünün toplam uzunluğu"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"irregular","geography":"dubai","id":"dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre--3","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"metre"},"period":"2026-10-25","unit":"metres","value":5000},{"basis":"estimate","label":{"en":"Project cost","tr":"Proje maliyeti"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"irregular","geography":"dubai","id":"dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre--4","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"million-aed"},"period":"2026-10-25","unit":"million AED","value":696,"valueQualifier":"lower-bound"},{"basis":"estimate","label":{"en":"Estimated beneficiaries","tr":"Tahmini yararlanıcı sayısı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"irregular","geography":"dubai","id":"dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre--5","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"count"},"period":"2026-10-25","unit":"people","value":500000,"valueQualifier":"lower-bound"}],"methodology":{"en":"Dimensions and capacity are announced design specifications for a bridge scheduled to open on 30 October; journey-time, delay and beneficiary values are RTA estimates, and project cost is reported by RTA. The figures are not post-opening observations. All metrics use 25 October, the announcement date, as the reference point.","tr":"Ölçü ve kapasite, 30 Ekim’de açılması planlanan köprü için duyurulan tasarım özellikleridir; yolculuk süresi, gecikme ve yararlanıcı değerleri RTA tahminidir, proje maliyeti de RTA tarafından bildirilmiştir. Rakamlar açılış sonrası gözlemler değildir. Göstergeler 25 Ekim duyurusunun tarihini referans alır."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2x5vcy-rta-completes-world-trade-centre-roundabout"],"title":{"en":"Project dimensions and estimates","tr":"Proje ölçüleri ve tahminler"},"type":"metrics","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T20:47:21Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre-bridge-october-2026/data/project-measures?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre-bridge-october-2026/data/project-measures?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"project-measures"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of transport, bridges and infrastructure connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-infrastructure","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-a00ca581-31b1-509b-b03d-ffdca787020d","event_period":"2026-10-30","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre-bridge-october-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-25T20:52:58+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-25T20:52:58+00:00","reading_minutes":3,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of transport, bridges and infrastructure connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-infrastructure","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre-bridge-october-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-25","name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM)","publishedAt":"2026-10-25","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2x5vcy-rta-completes-world-trade-centre-roundabout"}],"summary":"The 1,000-metre bridge will complete a five-bridge, 5,000-metre intersection project costing more than AED696m.","text":"The 1,000-metre bridge will complete a five-bridge, 5,000-metre intersection project costing more than AED696m.\n\nDubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said it will open the final bridge of the World Trade Centre Roundabout Development Project to traffic on 30 October 2026. The 25 October announcement says the bridge will serve traffic travelling from Al Majlis Street towards 2nd December Street. Its opening will mark the completion of the project’s major works.\n\nThe final link is 1,000 metres long and has two lanes. RTA gave its capacity as approximately 3,000 vehicles per hour. The authority said the journey on that route is expected to fall from six minutes to one minute; this estimate concerns travel between the two named streets.\n\nThe full project comprises five bridges with a combined length of 5,000 metres. RTA put its cost at more than AED696 million. The works convert the former roundabout into an at-grade intersection and provide free-flowing connections in several directions.\n\nRTA Director-General Mattar Al Tayer said the project is intended to improve traffic flow on Sheikh Zayed Road and strengthen links between major economic and commercial centres in the emirate. The authority estimates that average delay at the intersection will fall from 12 minutes to 90 seconds and that more than 500,000 residents and visitors will benefit. These are RTA’s project estimates.\n\nThe connections serve areas including Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai International Financial Centre, Zaa’beel, Al Satwa, Al Karama, Al Jafiliya and Al Mankhool. The project’s bridges include an elevated link towards Deira, two bridges connecting Sheikh Rashid Street with 2nd December Street, and two linking Al Majlis Street with 2nd December Street.\n\nRTA describes the investment as complementing the Al Mustaqbal Street Development Project. Scheduled for completion in 2027, that separate project includes bridges and tunnels spanning 1,500 metres and widening the street to four lanes in each direction; the authority expects a 33% capacity increase. The 25 October announcement gives the final bridge’s scheduled opening date and does not say it is already open.\n\nThe announcement’s two traffic indicators describe different measures. The expected reduction from six minutes to one minute concerns a specific journey from Al Majlis Street to 2nd December Street; the projected fall from 12 minutes to 90 seconds concerns average delay at the intersection. RTA also provided an approximate hourly capacity for the final bridge. These figures refer to distinct routes or measures and should not be treated as interchangeable. The announcement provides project estimates before opening; it does not report actual journey times measured after the bridge enters service.","title":"Dubai RTA to open final World Trade Centre bridge on 30 October","topics":[],"translations":[{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre-bridge-october-2026?lang=tr","language":"tr","url":"https://newsverum.com/tr/news/dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre-bridge-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre-bridge-october-2026?lang=en","language":"en","url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre-bridge-october-2026"}],"url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/dubai-rta-final-world-trade-centre-bridge-october-2026"},"version":"1"}