A number of roads will be closed on Friday, 16 December 2016, due to a cycling tournament that will take place around the city of Dubai, organisers of the Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge have announced.
In a statement, organisers said: “We would like to thank all the residents of the communities and hope that this causes as little inconvenience as possible . The police will assist wherever possible and will allow traffic through if there are no cyclists at that time.”
Roads Closed |
Close Time | Re-Open Time |
|---|---|---|
| Autodrome Exit to Turin Boulevard | 6.00am | 10.00am |
| Turin Boulevard/Hessa Street Intersection | 6.04am | 9.51am |
| Hessa Street (Between Turin Blvd and Remraam) | 6.10am | 9.13am |
| Hessa Street (Between E311 and Al Asayal Rd – going towards E11) | 6.50am | 8.21am |
| Hessa Street (Between Al Asayal Rd and E311 – going towards E311) | 6.58am | 9.49am |
| Dubai Studio City (Between Hessa St and Al Qudra Rd) | 6.14am | 9.08am |
| Al Qudra Road (Going from Studio City towards Al Qudra 2nd Roundabout) | 6.17am | 8.27am |
| Al Qudra Road (Going from Al Qudra 2nd Roundabout towards Studio City) | 6.31am | 9.02am |
| Hessa Street (Between Studio City and Turin Blvd – going towards Turin Blvd) | 6.50am | 9.51am |
| Al Asayal Street (Going from Hessa St to Garn Al Savkha) | 6.58am | 8.39am |
| Al Asayal Street (Going from Garn Al Sabkha to Hessa St) | 7.28am | 9.36am |
| Garn Al Sabkha (Between Al Asayal St and 1st Al Khail Rd – going towards JLT) | 7.07am | 8.45am |
| Garn Al Sabkha (Bwtween Al Asayal St and 1st Al Khail Rd – going towards Al Asayal) | 7.24am | 9.20am |
| 1st Al Khail Road (JLT to Emirates Hills) | 7.10am | 8.59am |
| 1st Al Khail Road (Emirates Hills to JLT) | 7.17am | 9.13am |
The road closures will take place during the weekend where Dubai International Airport expects to about 7 million flyers to pass through the city this month alone, with the biggest holiday crowds anticipated to show up this weekend, 16-17 December, and on 22 December 2016.