{"version":"1","article":{"id":"dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one","slug":"dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one?lang=en","title":"Dubai approves 80km Fourth Corridor, with AED3.5bn first phase","summary":"The approximately 80km route will be delivered in two phases. The 30km first phase is costed at around AED3.5 billion; travel-time and capacity figures are RTA forecasts.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T04:19:13+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T04:19:13+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-16","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)","url":"https://www.rta.ae/wps/portal/rta/ae/home/news-and-media/all-news/NewsDetails/hamdan-bin-mohammed-approves-new-fourth-corridor-project-to-strengthen-dubai-road-network-and-inter-emirate-connectivity","publishedAt":"2026-09-16","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"},{"name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM)","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c29xzcn-hamdan-bin-mohammed-approves-new-fourth-corridor","publishedAt":"2026-09-16","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dubai-new-fourth-corridor-80km-aed3-5bn-phase-one?lang=ar"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on 16 September that implementation of the New Fourth Corridor had been approved. The route will extend approximately 80 kilometres from Al Faya Road in Abu Dhabi to Al Shanouf Road in Sharjah and is planned in two phases. Phase One covers about 30 kilometres between Al Shanouf Road and Dubai–Al Ain Road, with an estimated cost of around AED3.5 billion. That figure is for the first phase, not a stated total cost for the full two-phase corridor.","RTA says the first phase will provide a through corridor with 12 lanes across both directions, capacity of up to 24,000 vehicles per hour in both directions and service for around 600,000 people. The authority also projects that journey time on the route will fall from 35 minutes to 14 minutes, a 60 percent reduction. This is not a measurement of current journeys or an achieved outcome; it is RTA’s forecast for traffic after the project is completed. The announcement does not specify the time of day, traffic conditions or origin-and-destination points used for the comparison. The travel-time figure should therefore be read as a project projection.","The first phase is designed to include about 55 lane-kilometres of at-grade roads, 2.5 kilometres of tunnels, and 21 kilometres of bridges and ramps. It also includes widening Dubai–Al Ain Road from three to four lanes in each direction between Emirates Road and Lehbab Road and upgrading four major intersections. Across the overall project, RTA lists 72 bridges, 17 tunnels and 45 stormwater drainage culverts. Those totals describe the full corridor’s engineering scope, not separate counts for Phase One. The works are intended to connect new development and residential areas with the existing arterial network.","Phase Two is planned to extend 50 kilometres from Dubai–Al Ain Road to Al Faya Road in Abu Dhabi. RTA projects that this phase will also have 12 lanes across both directions and capacity of 24,000 vehicles per hour. The authority forecasts a journey-time reduction from 50 minutes to 24 minutes and says the phase will serve around 3.1 million people. These are also planning projections, not completed traffic results. The announcement does not state the cost of Phase Two, so the AED3.5 billion figure should not be applied to all 80 kilometres.","RTA says the corridor is intended to divert heavy and through traffic away from urban areas, ease pressure on existing roads and strengthen logistics connections. It will pass Al Maktoum International Airport and the Etihad Rail route, as well as residential and development areas. The authority expects the links to support commercial transport and inter-emirate access and improve traffic flow over time. The announcement sets out project approval and design scope but gives no tender schedule, construction start date, financing arrangement or opening date for Phase One. It records a phased implementation decision and the agency’s expected benefits, rather than completed road capacity."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The approximately 80km route will be delivered in two phases. The 30km first phase is costed at around AED3.5 billion; travel-time and capacity figures are RTA forecasts.\n\nDubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on 16 September that implementation of the New Fourth Corridor had been approved. The route will extend approximately 80 kilometres from Al Faya Road in Abu Dhabi to Al Shanouf Road in Sharjah and is planned in two phases. Phase One covers about 30 kilometres between Al Shanouf Road and Dubai–Al Ain Road, with an estimated cost of around AED3.5 billion. That figure is for the first phase, not a stated total cost for the full two-phase corridor.\n\nRTA says the first phase will provide a through corridor with 12 lanes across both directions, capacity of up to 24,000 vehicles per hour in both directions and service for around 600,000 people. The authority also projects that journey time on the route will fall from 35 minutes to 14 minutes, a 60 percent reduction. This is not a measurement of current journeys or an achieved outcome; it is RTA’s forecast for traffic after the project is completed. The announcement does not specify the time of day, traffic conditions or origin-and-destination points used for the comparison. The travel-time figure should therefore be read as a project projection.\n\nThe first phase is designed to include about 55 lane-kilometres of at-grade roads, 2.5 kilometres of tunnels, and 21 kilometres of bridges and ramps. It also includes widening Dubai–Al Ain Road from three to four lanes in each direction between Emirates Road and Lehbab Road and upgrading four major intersections. Across the overall project, RTA lists 72 bridges, 17 tunnels and 45 stormwater drainage culverts. Those totals describe the full corridor’s engineering scope, not separate counts for Phase One. The works are intended to connect new development and residential areas with the existing arterial network.\n\nPhase Two is planned to extend 50 kilometres from Dubai–Al Ain Road to Al Faya Road in Abu Dhabi. RTA projects that this phase will also have 12 lanes across both directions and capacity of 24,000 vehicles per hour. The authority forecasts a journey-time reduction from 50 minutes to 24 minutes and says the phase will serve around 3.1 million people. These are also planning projections, not completed traffic results. The announcement does not state the cost of Phase Two, so the AED3.5 billion figure should not be applied to all 80 kilometres.\n\nRTA says the corridor is intended to divert heavy and through traffic away from urban areas, ease pressure on existing roads and strengthen logistics connections. It will pass Al Maktoum International Airport and the Etihad Rail route, as well as residential and development areas. The authority expects the links to support commercial transport and inter-emirate access and improve traffic flow over time. The announcement sets out project approval and design scope but gives no tender schedule, construction start date, financing arrangement or opening date for Phase One. It records a phased implementation decision and the agency’s expected benefits, rather than completed road capacity.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}