RTA's Latifa Bint Hamdan Corridor: 12km of New Road for AED 2 Billion

On 12 July 2026, Dubai's RTA revealed details of the Latifa Bint Hamdan Corridor — one of the largest road projects of the next few years. Investment: AED 2 billion. Length: 12 kilometres.

What's being built

The corridor directly links Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road, Al Meydan Street, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street and Emirates Road. The scope includes seven bridges spanning 2.3 kilometres in total, eight tunnels, and widening the carriageway to four lanes in each direction.

Projected capacity is up to 16,000 vehicles an hour in both directions, over 130,000 trips a day. RTA estimates the entire east–west road network in this part of the city will handle traffic roughly 12% better as a result. The plan also adds 12.5 kilometres of cycle lanes, extending the existing network from Al Qudra to Jumeirah.

Who it affects

Primarily residents of Nad Al Sheba, Al Barari, Dubai Hills, District One, Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens, Living Legends, Majan and Global Village — essentially everything along Al Meydan Street between Al Khail Road and Emirates Road.

The single most measurable figure: travel time from Umm Al Sheif Street to Emirates Road drops from 33 to 15 minutes. Completion is planned for the end of 2028.

What it means for prices

Transport access is one of the few factors that lifts prices predictably across an entire district at once, rather than for a single building. For car-dependent areas with no metro access — which is exactly the case for Majan, Living Legends and part of Nad Al Sheba — the road itself is the infrastructure that changes their standing.

One caveat on timing: the effect lands on completion, not on the announcement. Until the end of 2028, residents of these areas will also be living with construction outside their windows.