{"id":30295,"date":"2025-03-20T09:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=30295"},"modified":"2025-03-20T09:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:33:34","slug":"traffic-improved-on-sheikh-zayed-road-now-50-faster-near-burj-khalifa-dubai-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/traffic-improved-on-sheikh-zayed-road-now-50-faster-near-burj-khalifa-dubai-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Improved on Sheikh Zayed Road: Now 50% Faster Near Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Driving through one of Dubai\u2019s busiest roads just got a lot easier. Thanks to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rta_dubai\/status\/1902348281612521869\">new upgrade<\/a> by the Roads and Transport Authority (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rta.ae\/wps\/portal\/rta\/ae\/home\">RTA<\/a>), <strong>travel times on Sheikh Zayed Road near major landmarks like Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall have been cut in half<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A key improvement is the <strong>addition of a new lane on the service road near Financial Centre Metro Station<\/strong>, heading towards Abu Dhabi. The road now has four lanes instead of three, allowing more cars to move smoothly. This change <strong>increases the road\u2019s capacity by 25%, handling up to 3,200 vehicles per hour<\/strong> instead of 2,400.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25981\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_495428239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_495428239.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_495428239-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_495428239-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_495428239-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a result, drivers can expect less congestion and shorter waiting times. What used to be a five-minute journey now takes just two minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Another major change affects traffic <strong>merging between Al Khail Road and Financial Centre Street<\/strong>. The merging distance has been <strong>extended, giving drivers more space<\/strong> to join the main road safely. This improvement alone has cut journey times by 25%.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Zayed Road is one of Dubai\u2019s main highways, used daily by thousands of commuters and businesses. The new road upgrades aim to make travel faster, reduce frustration, and improve the overall driving experience in the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driving through one of Dubai\u2019s busiest roads just got a lot easier. Thanks to a new upgrade by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), travel times on Sheikh Zayed Road near major landmarks like Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall have been cut in half. A key improvement is the addition of a new lane on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":30325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}