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L&T signs two Dubai contracts for Latifa Bint Hamdan road corridor
The RTA packages cover new road connections, structures, an interchange and a cycling-network link, with completion targeted for end-2028.
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Larsen & Toubro has executed two contracts with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority for development of the Latifa Bint Hamdan Corridor. Announced on 30 September 2026, the awards are classified by L&T as one large and one significant order. Those are the company's contract categories, not exact disclosed prices. Both projects are scheduled for completion by the end of 2028, which remains a delivery target rather than evidence of completed construction.
The first package includes a new road connecting Al Khail Road with the extension of Latifa Bint Hamdan Street, alongside bridges, tunnels and associated works. The second develops parts of Al Meydan Street through a new interchange and at-grade roads. It also includes a cycling track connecting with the existing network and contributing to an integrated route between Al Qudra and Jumeirah.
The overall corridor is expected to extend approximately 12 kilometres. L&T presents anticipated traffic capacity of around 16,000 vehicles per hour in both directions and a proposed journey-time reduction from 33 to 15 minutes between Umm Al Sheif Street and Emirates Road. These describe the intended corridor-level outcome, not measured results from the two newly signed contracts.
EPC Feed considers the interface between the two packages central to understanding the award. A new connection and an interchange serve related movements, but each contains its own civil works and links to surrounding infrastructure. The cycling provision also broadens the scope beyond vehicle lanes. Identifying those elements gives suppliers a clearer view of the announced work than treating the corridor as a single undifferentiated road project.
Future progress should therefore be tracked against both the package boundaries and the wider transport objectives. Construction milestones would show delivery of the physical assets, while actual traffic and journey-time evidence would address their performance in use. The announcement confirms the two contracts and their stated programme. It does not establish that the corridor's forecast capacity or travel-time benefits have already been achieved, or that the entire 12-kilometre corridor consists solely of these two packages.
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