Wade Adams Contracting has been awarded a deal for the upgrade of an intersection as part of Dubai’s Shindagha corridor scheme.

The local contractor submitted a low bid of AED611m ($166m) when offers were submitted in November last year. The bid was about 11 per cent lower than the offer of AED684m submitted by Beijing-based China State Construction Engineering Corporation. The other bidder is the local/Australian Habtoor Leighton Group, with a price of AED756m.

The work involves the upgrade of the Sana junction in the Karama area next to Zabeel Park on the road leading from World Trade Centre to BurJuman mall. It also includes the construction of a 300-metre-long and 22-metre-wide bridge, as well as a 15-metre-deep underpass.

The overall scheme, which will consist of several major construction packages, includes a signature bridge across the entrance to the Dubai Creek, a 12-lane expressway and various intersections in Deira and Bur Dubai.

US-based Parsons International is the engineering consultant. Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is the project owner.