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L&T classes one contract as large and the other as significant. Under its order classification, large means ₹2,500 crore to ₹5,000 crore and significant means ₹1,000 crore to ₹2,500 crore. L&T did not give exact contract values.","The first contract covers a new road linking Al Khail Road with the extension of Latifa Bint Hamdan Street, including bridges, tunnels and associated road works. The second covers parts of Al Meydan Street, including a new interchange and associated at-grade roads, and a cycling track that connects with the existing cycling network and contributes to an integrated route from Al Qudra to Jumeirah. L&T said both projects are scheduled for completion by the end of 2028.","L&T said the overall corridor will extend approximately 12 km once complete and is expected to accommodate around 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions and more than 130,000 trips per day. It added that the corridor will reduce travel time between Umm Al Sheif Street and Emirates Road from 33 minutes to 15 minutes."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:52:37+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."},{"at":"2026-10-07T05:58:08+03:00","language":"en","text":"Data classification corrected: measure identifiers and types now follow the dataset rules. No figure, unit or date changed."}],"country":"AE","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"عدد العقود وأرقام ممر لطيفة بنت حمدان كما وردت في بيان لارسن آند توبرو الصادر في 30 سبتمبر 2026.","de":"Zahl der Verträge und Angaben zum Latifa-Bint-Hamdan-Korridor laut Mitteilung von L&T vom 30. 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