Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority has extended the closing date for the fourth contract on the parallel roads scheme to 17 December. The original closing date was 27 September. The two-year contract involves the construction of two roads through Dubai Industrial Area and Jebel Ali Free Zone South, between the Shaikh Zayed and Emirates roads. De Leuw Cather International, part of US-based Parsons International, is the consultant (MEED 14:9:07).