A new step on Dubai's Al Shindagha Corridor Development Project was announced on Sunday, as the emirate's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said all five phases of the project on Bur Dubai side have been completed.

Adding to seamless traffic flow around the city, the step means that travel time along the corridor will be cut from 80 minutes to just 12 minutes.

The fifth and final bridge was inaugurated as part of the Sheikh Rashid Road and Al Mina Street intersection development project, RTA said.

Motorists can now have uninterrupted traffic flow from Al Garhoud Bridge towards Port Rashid, via Infinity Bridge, and onward to the Waterfront Market, and vice versa.

The trip from Jumeirah Street to Infinity Bridge will just take five minutes, RTA said. Also, travelling from Infinity Bridge towards Al Mina Street and onto Al Wasl Road at its intersection with 2nd December Street will take five minutes.

RTA added that it is also progressing with Al Khaleej Street Tunnel project, which extends from the end of Infinity Bridge ramp in Deira to the intersection of Al Khaleej Street and Cairo Street.

“The corridor serves Deira and Bur Dubai, as well as several major development projects, including Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Dubai Maritime City, and Port Rashid. The total population served by the project is estimated at one million," said Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority.

The RTA has completed several key intersection upgrades along Al Shindagha Corridor in recent years.