Dubai Police advise drivers to keep a minimum speed as newly opened bridges work to alleviate traffic.
Dubai: Monday morning traffic is heavy across the city’s main roads, with congestion affecting both highways and inner-city streets as commuters travel to work, according to real-time data from Google Maps and Waze.
Dubai Police reminded drivers on social media to keep minimum speeds in fast lanes, cautioning that slow driving may cause confusion and increase the risk of accidents.
Bumper-to-bumper traffic hotspots:
Reports from Google Maps and Waze indicate heavy congestion across Dubai and Sharjah, with several key corridors experiencing slow-moving traffic.
Key traffic hotspots included:
- Sharjah Industrial Area 11
- E11 – Al Ittihad Street from Sharjah to Saif Free Zone
- E88 – Al Dhaid Road from Sharjah to Al Twar 3
- E311 – Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road from Al Twar 3 to Dubai International Airport
- D83 – Al Rebat Street from Mirdif to Nadd Al Hamar
- Business Bay and surrounding areas
- Al Quoz 1 around E44 – Al Khail Road
- D63 – Al Qudra Street from Mudon to The Sustainable City
Minor accidents reported
Authorities reported several minor accidents causing delays at Port Saeed, Dubai; Al Yash, Sharjah; Industrial Areas 13 & 11, Sharjah; Aleyas, Dubai; Umm Al Sheif, Dubai; and Muhaisnah, Dubai.
Drivers were urged to stay alert, maintain appropriate speeds, and follow traffic advisories for safe and smooth travel.
RTA opens new bridges to improve traffic flow
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has inaugurated two major bridges on Al Qudra Road this week to help ease congestion.
On Saturday, the RTA inaugurated the Northern Bridge at the intersection of Al Qudra Street and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street. The 700-metre bridge offers a direct two-way connection, helping to reduce congestion along Al Qudra Street.
This bridge connects with another opened last week at the intersection of Al Marabea Al Arabiya and Dubai Studio City, a 600-metre structure linking Arabian Ranches with Dubai Studio City.
Both bridges feature four lanes in each direction and form part of the wider Al Qudra Road intersections development project, aimed at increasing road capacity, improving traffic flow, and easing congestion along the corridor stretching from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road through Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street, Emirates Road, and continuing along Al Qudra Road.
