Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced a five-year internal roads plan spanning 2025 to 2029.
The AED3.7 billion initiative, approved by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, will deliver 634 kilometres of new roads across 12 districts.
The programme targets residential, commercial, and industrial areas, with an aim to support Dubai’s population growth and urban expansion whilst improving infrastructure for residents, in an X post.
Sheikh Mohammed approves 634km road network expansion in Dubai
“The Five-Year Internal Roads Development Plan covers 12 areas with urbanisation rates ranging from 30 percent to 80 percent. In 2025, internal roads will be constructed in Nad El Sheba 3 and Al Amardi, serving Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment project, which includes 482 housing units. Additional internal roads will be developed in Hatta, also serving a Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment project with 100 housing units,” Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, Roads and Transport Authority said.
The programme continues in 2026 with 92 kilometres of roads in Nadd Hessa and Al Awir 1. The following year will see 45 kilometres of roads in Al Athbab, Mushrif, and Hatta, plus 14 kilometres in Warsan 3’s industrial area.
2028 marks the project’s most extensive phase, with 284 kilometres of roads across three communities: 221 kilometres in Al Awir 1, 22 kilometres in Wadi Al Amardi, and 41 kilometres in Hind 3.
The final year encompasses 200 kilometres of roads, with 39 kilometres in Hind 4 and 161 kilometres in Al Yalayis 5.
“By the end of last year, the total length of roads completed in residential and industrial areas reached 6000 km. Between 2011 and the end of last year, internal roads in 28 residential and industrial areas had been paved,” Al Tayer added.
Recent achievements include 83 kilometres of roads across 17 areas in 2023 and 2024, with completed projects in Al Warqa 4, Al Qusais Industrial, Margham, Lehbab, Al Lisaili, and Hatta. Work continues in Jebel Ali Industrial, Nazwa, the Tolerance District in Al Khawaneej 2, Al Warqa, Nad Al Sheba 1, and Al Awir.
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