Business Bay Crossing

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The 13 lane '''Business Bay Crossing''' (In [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: '''معبر الخليج التجاري'''; also known as the '''Ras Al Khor Bridge''' ('''جسر راس الخور''')) is one of the most recent bridges across [[Dubai Creek]] and was opened to traffic in June 2007. Six lanes travel from [[Deira, Dubai|Deira]] to [[Bur Dubai]] while seven go from Bur Dubai to Deira.

The Business Bay Crossing is located some 1.5 km South of [[Al Garhoud Bridge]] near [[Dubai Festival City]] and provides a new road corridor to motorists travelling between [[Bur Dubai]] and [[Deira, Dubai|Deira]] and to [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], in addition to [[Emirates Road]] and [[Sheikh Zayed Road]].

The bridge cost 800 million [[United Arab Emirates dirham|dirhams]] and has a capacity of 26,000 vehicles per hour. The bridge is {{convert|1.6|km|mi}} long, and has a maritime channel with a width of {{convert|60|m|ft|3|abbr=on}} and a height of {{convert|15|m|ft|3|abbr=on}}.

The bridge was built by [[BESIX]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=12 lanes of freeflow traffic in Dubai? |url=http://m.arabianbusiness.com/12-lanes-of-freeflow-traffic-in-dubai--205113.html |magazine=[[Arabian Business]] |date=2006-05-06 |ref=none |access-date=2017-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235950/http://m.arabianbusiness.com/12-lanes-of-freeflow-traffic-in-dubai--205113.html |archive-date=2017-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a company which made some major bridges in [[Dubai]].The introduction of two new toll gates at Business Bay Crossing on Al Khail Road and Al Safa South on Sheikh Zayed Road will be officially communicated this year. These new Salik toll gates are expected to further regulate traffic flow on some of Dubai’s busiest routes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Salik on track to launch two new toll gates in Dubai |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/salik-on-track-to-launch-two-new-toll-gates-in-dubai-1.103838442 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Photo gallery== '''Construction Photos on 31 January 2007''' <gallery> Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 31 January 2007 Pict 3.jpg| Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 31 January 2007 Pict 2.jpg| Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 31 January 2007 Pict 1.jpg| </gallery> '''Construction Photos on 7 March 2007''' <gallery> Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 7 March 2007 Pict 1.jpg| Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 7 March 2007 Pict 2.jpg| Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 7 March 2007 Pict 3.jpg| </gallery> '''Construction Photos from the air on 1 May 2007''' <gallery> Image:Business Bay Crossing on 1 May 2007 Pict 1.jpg Image:Business Bay Crossing on 1 May 2007 Pict 2.jpg </gallery> '''Construction Photo on 31 May 2007''' <gallery> Image:Business Bay Crossing on 31 May 2007.jpg </gallery>

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==External links== {{commons}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120419190948/http://www.gr8dubai.com/business-bay-bridge.htm More information on the Business Bay Crossing]

[[Category:Bridges in the United Arab Emirates]] [[Category:Bridges completed in 2007]] [[Category:Transport in Dubai]]