Al Maktoum Bridge is an essential crossing over the Creek, connecting the neighbourhoods of Bur Dubai and Deira
One of Dubai’s most used bridges is also the city’s oldest: Al Maktoum Bridge is an essential crossing over the Creek, connecting the neighbourhoods of Bur Dubai and Deira.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed that Al Maktoum Bridge is subjected to yearly comprehensive maintenance, which carried out in five phases:
– weekly maintenance
– monthly maintenance
– quarterly preventive and routine maintenance
– annual major overhaul of the bridge
The bulk of these maintenance activities are scheduled during the closure of the bridge, after midnight twice a week. This timing strategy ensures minimal disruption to traffic flow.
Abdulla Al Ali, CEO of RTA’s Traffic and Roads Agency said, “About 104 routine and corrective maintenance operations had been conducted on Al Maktoum Bridge in 2023, which required around 5,222 working hours.”
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He added that 14 major maintenance works were carried out on Al Maktoum Bridge between 2014 and 2022. The tasks included:
– replacing the main hydraulic cylinder and all pipes of the bridge’s hydraulic systems