A Proposed Pedestrian Over-Bridge across Al Khan Road to the Al Majaz 3 Neighborhood
Recommend as a CSR initaitive
in cost-share with the Sharjah
government. Petrofac already
has an HSSE Alert on crossing
this road – but an alert is not
an engineered solution!
This could set a precedent for
the owners of the Ansar Mall
and Safeer mall on Al Ittihad
(E-11 Sharjah-Dubai) to also
contribute to two bridges on a
stretch where 7 people died.
By Bob Andrew, Technical Specialist, Petrofac Onshore Engineering and Construction
Satellite view which shows the access lane in front of Petrofac Tower 1 – the lane merger
with the right turn lane is a danger point with faster traffic on the Al Khan Rd bypass lane
Dubai bridge photos from Gulf News, 22 March 2011. Also 24/7 News of 31 January 2012 about Sharjah fatalities -
Officials urge pedestrian bridges to end Al Ittihad Street's death trap 45 accidents which resulted in 7 deaths have taken place in recent past
A pedestrian bridge in Rashidiya.
The Roads & Transport Authority
of Dubai plans to reduce accidents
involving pedestrians by 30 per
cent and to increase pedestrian
traffic by 20 per cent by 2012.
Pedestrian bridge on Mankhool
Road has made crossing on the
busy route much easier.
A pedestrian bridge on Al Rashid
Road. These bridges are expected
to further reduce pedestrian
fatalities.