Innovative installation approach for a critical infrastructure project in Dubai

Innovative installation approach for a critical infrastructure project in Dubai

As part of the Dubai Road and Transport Authority's (RTA) program of continuous improvement of the Dubai road infrastructure, widening works were initiated for the Mirdif City Center bridge. When completed, the bridge improvements will ease traffic flow for road users, meeting the current and future needs of commuters and alleviating traffic congestion.The project, located at the interchange along Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed road (E311) and Al Rebat street (D83), consisted of the construction of additional lanes between two existing two-lane bridges, converting them into one high-capacity flyover comprising six lanes.24 precast girders, connecting the two bridges together, needed to be installed on supports from the top of the bridges. Installing them from the ground wasn't possible due to space constraints and the busy E311 highway is too crucial to