Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is planning to raise the number of pedestrian bridges from the current 74 to at least 105 by 2016.
Maithabin Udai, executive director of the Traffic and Roads Agency at RTA said that of the 31 new footbridges planned, the construction of 13 bridges is already under way across various districts of the emirate.
This includes two bridges on Emirates Road, one near the Fruits and Vegetables Market and the other near workers accommodation at Al Awir, bin Udai outlined.
“Other bridges are located in Al Mina, Sheikh Rashid, Umm Suqueim, Al Wuhaidah, Amman, Latifa Bint Hamdan, Abu Baker Al Siddique and Al Khaleej Roads,” she added.
The RTA opened two pedestrian bridges in 2012 in Abu Baker Al Siddique Roadand in Emirates Hills.
The newly designed pedestrian bridges are fitted with modern electrical facilities featuring designs inspired by the traditional landmarks of the emirate or depicting contemporary patterns of modern cities, bin Udai said.