{"id":53923,"date":"2026-05-12T08:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=53923"},"modified":"2026-05-12T08:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:01:30","slug":"driving-near-difc-dubai-just-opened-a-new-bridge-that-could-save-you-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/driving-near-difc-dubai-just-opened-a-new-bridge-that-could-save-you-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Near DIFC? Dubai Just Opened a New Bridge That Could Save You Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Anyone who drives through Downtown Dubai knows how packed the roads can get. A <strong>new bridge, opened as part of the Dubai World Trade Centre Roundabout Development Project<\/strong>, can now make the drive a lot quicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridge carries outbound traffic from Al Bada\u2019a toward 2nd of December Street, with direct connections to Sheikh Rashid Street and Al Mustaqbal Street. <strong>Check its location on the map<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HH4P8jJbQAAbDDe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HH4P8jJbQAAbDDe.jpg 610w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HH4P8jJbQAAbDDe-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the 500-metre bridge near DIFC may look like a small addition, its impact on daily traffic is huge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Capacity<\/strong>:1,200 vehicles per hour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Travel time drop<\/strong>: 75% (2 minutes instead of 8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in December 2025, the RTA completed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/two-new-bridges-open-at-dubai-world-trade-centre-roundabout-three-more-expected\/\">two other bridges at the Dubai World Trade Centre Roundabout<\/a><\/strong>. Two more bridges are still planned for the area (marked in purple on the map).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For anyone who drives through the area, a shorter route near DWTC could make a real difference in the daily commute and probably the mood too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who drives through Downtown Dubai knows how packed the roads can get. A new bridge, opened as part of the Dubai World Trade Centre Roundabout Development Project, can now make the drive a lot quicker. The bridge carries outbound traffic from Al Bada\u2019a toward 2nd of December Street, with direct connections to Sheikh Rashid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":53926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53923","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\/53923","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=53923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}