Dubai RTA Completes World Trade Centre Roundabout Project With Final Bridge Opening October 30 2026
What happened
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will open the final 1,000-metre bridge of the Dh696 million World Trade Centre roundabout transformation on October 30, 2026.
The Context
* The final link completes a 5,000-metre bridge network, converting the historic World Trade Centre roundabout into a multi-level, free-flowing junction serving over 500,000 daily commuters and visitors. * Corridor travel times drop significantly, with transit between Al Majlis Street and 2nd December Street falling from six minutes to one minute, while overall intersection wait times decrease from 12 minutes to 90 seconds. * Strategic commercial access expands, directly unlocking smoother arterial links across Sheikh Zayed Road, the Dubai World Trade Centre exhibition district, and DIFC financial corridors alongside communities like Zaa’beel and Al Satwa.
The Number
vehicles per hour will now move across the newly opened two-lane span, unlocking direct transit capacity right where Dubai's financial hub meets the central exhibition district.
Takeaway
As the roundabout project wraps, attention turns to the complementary Al Mustaqbal Street development set for 2027, which will boost corridor capacity by another 33 percent.
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