{
  "id": 18900932,
  "title": "Dubai's Hessa Street upgrade: When will motorists see traffic relief?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/dubais-hessa-street-upgrade-when-will-motorists-see-traffic-relief",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T08:20:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/dubai-hessa-street-phase-2-construction-progress-1.500740155"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai's Hessa Street is set for a major upgrade in its second phase, which could drastically reduce travel times for motorists on one of the city's busiest east-west routes. Once the project is completed, journey times could drop from a current 24 minutes to just five minutes. Phase 1 of the development was completed in April 2026, with 10.33% of Phase 2 already finished as of October 2026, according to Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The project aims to double road capacity from 4,000 to 8,000 vehicles per hour, construct 8,835 meters of bridges, and build an 408-meter underpass to reduce traffic bottlenecks. A 9.1-kilometer dedicated cycling track will also be developed. The road will see five major intersections upgraded, and existing utility services will be relocated and diverted. The second phase is expected to improve access to over 10 residential and commercial communities between Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. Instead of waiting for the entire project to be finished, the RTA plans to introduce completed sections of the road through a staged opening strategy, allowing motorists to benefit from traffic improvements as they become available.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Motorists travelling along Dubai's busy Hessa Street corridor could see peak-hour journey times drop from 24 minutes to just five minutes once the second phase of the major road development project is completed. Following the completion of Phase 1 in April 2026 , Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) told Gulf News that 10.33 per cent of Phase 2 had been completed as of October 2026,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}