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The longest and widest tunnel in the Middle East is open in Dubai on Thursday.
The widest and longest tunnel in the Middle East, the 1.5 km Dubai International Airport tunnel built at a cost of Dh686 million, opens in Dubai tomorrow.
The tunnel connects Al Quds Road and Beirut Road junction on the north side and the Airport Road and Nad Al Hamar Road junction on the south side.
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry, will inaugurate the tunnel.
The tunnel, which is part of major a road network with seven short tunnels, will have four lanes in each direction, shoulders and pavements, and is expected to ease traffic flow in the city in general and the vicinity of the international airport in particular, UAE dailies reported today.
The seven smaller tunnels will enable free access to the upcoming Terminal-3 of the airport, while a new interchange on Garhoud Road will ease traffic from the Cargo Village. A free-flow interchange connects Al Rashidiya area with Al Ghusais according to the civic body?s plan.
The project includes state-of-the-art tunnel electro-mechanical and safety systems, carbon monoxide detection, fire detection, smoke detection, closed-circuit TV and ventilation , controlled and monitored 24 hours a day from two dedicated ancillary buildings located at both ends of the tunnel.
The tunnel walls and approach ramps have colourful ceramic tiling showing abstract images of well-known Dubai landmarks.
According to the Roads Department at Dubai Municipality, the tunnel is something not seen before in the region, both in terms of technology and visual impact.
The state-of-the-art equipment installed in the tunnel means motorists will not lose accessibility to mobile phone networks or FM radio networks when travelling through it.
The project involved excavation and removal of 2 million cubic metres of earth, while the body of the structure required 550,000 cubic metres of concrete and 1,890 ramps each 22 metres long and weighing 66 tonnes.
The inside walls have been covered with 80 collages made in 75,000 cubic metres of marble.
The tunnel connects Al Quds Road and Beirut Road junction on the north side and the Airport Road and Nad Al Hamar Road junction on the south side.
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry, will inaugurate the tunnel.
The tunnel, which is part of major a road network with seven short tunnels, will have four lanes in each direction, shoulders and pavements, and is expected to ease traffic flow in the city in general and the vicinity of the international airport in particular, UAE dailies reported today.
The seven smaller tunnels will enable free access to the upcoming Terminal-3 of the airport, while a new interchange on Garhoud Road will ease traffic from the Cargo Village. A free-flow interchange connects Al Rashidiya area with Al Ghusais according to the civic body?s plan.
The project includes state-of-the-art tunnel electro-mechanical and safety systems, carbon monoxide detection, fire detection, smoke detection, closed-circuit TV and ventilation , controlled and monitored 24 hours a day from two dedicated ancillary buildings located at both ends of the tunnel.
The tunnel walls and approach ramps have colourful ceramic tiling showing abstract images of well-known Dubai landmarks.
According to the Roads Department at Dubai Municipality, the tunnel is something not seen before in the region, both in terms of technology and visual impact.
The state-of-the-art equipment installed in the tunnel means motorists will not lose accessibility to mobile phone networks or FM radio networks when travelling through it.
The project involved excavation and removal of 2 million cubic metres of earth, while the body of the structure required 550,000 cubic metres of concrete and 1,890 ramps each 22 metres long and weighing 66 tonnes.
The inside walls have been covered with 80 collages made in 75,000 cubic metres of marble.