Highest Speed Limit on new Abu Dhabi Highway
- A speed limit of 160kph has been set for the new Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road as Abu Dhabi tries to ease the flow of commercial transport and support economic growth
- Speed cameras are set to record at 161kph, meaning the usual 20kph buffer does not apply on this road
- The UAE has launched several initiatives to reduce the speed limit on several roads, so this increase in speed limit in Abu Dhabi comes as a surprise
- However, since the length of the road is more than 250km, the change in the speed limit is fitting to the size of the road
- The Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road links the the capital to the Al Dhafra region and Saudi Arabia
- The new highway in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhara region, which was inaugurated earlier this week by Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, the Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region
- The AED 5.3 billion Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road is an upgrade of the Mafraq-Ghuwaifat road
- The four-lane highway will ease the flow of commercial transport as well as support economic and social growth in the area
- The number of lanes were increased from 2 to 3 between Barakah and Ghuwaifat, and 4 lanes were introduced in the area between Mafraq and Baynounah Forests
