RTA has opened a signalised surface junction which is part of the Falcon Interchange Improvement Project

The RTA has inaugurated a signalised surface intersection as part of the Falcon Interchange Improvement Project, which connects Al Khaleej Street, Al Mina Street, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, and Al Ghubaiba Road. This follows the gradual construction of three bridges and a 2,500-metre tunnel with a capacity of 28,800 cars per hour. The two bridges are linked to the north by the Infinity Bridge and Al Shindagha Tunnel, and will ultimately connect with bridges under development at the intersection of Sheikh Rashid Road and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street to the south.

The Falcon Interchange Improvement Project is part of the 13-kilometer-long Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, which includes Sheikh Rashid Road, Al Mina Street, Al Khaleej Street, and Cairo Street. The modifications at the Falcon Interchange will improve traffic flow and increase Al Shindagha Corridor intake (Al Khaleej and Al Mina Streets). It also gives access to and from Mina Rashid, as well as more parking spaces beneath the new bridge to service the region.

The signalised surface junction will open in April 2023, following the opening of the two main bridges along Al Khaleej Street and Al Mina Street, the tunnel of Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road in April 2023, and a ramp extending from Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road in the direction of Deira at the end of May 2023. The stormwater drainage system and landscaping are now under construction and will be completed in November 2023. With a total projected cost of Dh5.35 billion, the Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project is one of the major projects currently being done by RTA.

It entails the building of 15 intersections across 13 km. The project has been divided into five sections due of its huge magnitude. The corridor connects Deira with Bur Dubai, as well as a number of development projects including Deira Islands, Dubai Seafront, Dubai Maritime City, and Mina Rashid. As a result, it is planned to serve around one million people. It will reduce travel time from 104 minutes to 16 minutes by 2030, saving around AED45 billion over a 20-year period.