UAE 50th National Day: Infra ministry opens Khorfakkan West Ring Road Phase 1

Coinciding with the UAE’s Golden Jubilee, the 50th National Day of the nation, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has opened the first phase of the Khorfakkan West Ring Road, a development project linking Maliha Road to Sheikh Khalifa Street and (E99) Road.

The 10km Khorfakkan West Ring Road is a strategic axis of the structural plan of the road network implemented by the ministry on the East Coast. It will help facilitate the movement of light vehicles and trucks, and ease traffic congestion in the city centre.

As part of the construction process of the road, the ministry utilised a technique for recycling drilling materials, which means 85% of materials used throughout the project’s phases were recycled. In addition, LED lights are being used on the road, reducing energy consumption by up to 50%.

Additionally, a roundabout outside the city will reduce journey time by more than 60% from 30 minutes to 10 minutes between the Al Hayawa and Al Hari. The road will accommodate more than 40,000 vehicles per day in each direction.According to Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, the project will bolster the economic position of the East Coast, which contains several heavy and medium industries in many sectors.

Furthermore, the development projects implemented by the ministry are steadily progressing, supporting sustainable development.

In the past two decades, the ministry has completed 29 federal roads, as part of its keenness to develop and improve the road network and meet the needs of urban and demographic development and the significant growth in traffic activity.

The total length of federal roads in the UAE is over 932km, while the length of traffic lanes for federal roads is 4,334km.