Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure open Najimat tunnel in Fujairah
The Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure in coordination with the local authorities in the Emirate of Fujairah, have opened the Najimat underpass which will contribute to the smooth flow of traffic, and this tunnel is part of the project to develop and raise the efficiency of the Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Road in the Emirate of Fujairah, at a cost of 250 million dirhams, with the rest of the project to be completed in the first half of this year. The Assistant Undersecretary for the Federal Infrastructure Projects Sector at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Eng.
Yousef Abdullah, confirmed that the ministry has finally completed paving the asphalt layers in the Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Road project completely, opening roads at all traffic intersections, operating all traffic signals, and lighting has also been activated.
In large parts of the project, in order to further enhance the flow and safety of traffic movement until the final completion of the project and the opening of the road to traffic.
He pointed out that the Ministry had completed the completion of 3 pedestrian underpasses according to the highest international standards used to ensure the safety of pedestrian crossing along the project, and with regard to the “Merashid” tunnel, works are underway according to the plan The project as a whole is considered a strategic axis within the structural plan of the road network implemented by the Ministry, and one of the vital projects in the Emirate of Fujairah, as it is the main road that penetrates the city centre from Sheikh Khalifa Road to the Corniche and reaches Kalba Road and Khorfakkan Road, and it reduces travel time by 73% from 15 minutes to 4 minutes, and increase the road capacity by 100% from 10,000 vehicles per day to 20,000 vehicles, while the works on the project include the completion of a rainwater drainage network, 3 pedestrian underpasses and 3 car underpasses.
