Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has invited companies to bid by the end of January for a contract to build the next section of the Shindagha corridor scheme.

The contract, known as 2D, involves building an elevated flyover with precast concrete segments in the Deira Corniche area close to the Hyatt Regency hotel.

Prospective bidders include:

• Al-Naboodah Contracting Company (local)
• Bel Hasa Six Construct (local/Belgium)
• China State Construction Engineering Corporation (China)
• DBB Contracting (local)
• Gunal Mapa (Turkey)
• Wade Adams (local)
• Salini Impregilo (Italy)

The new bridges are part of the larger Shindagha corridor scheme that will overhaul the road network in Deira and Bur Dubai.

US firm Parsons is the consultant.

Construction work started on the scheme in 2016 when Wade Adams was awarded the contract to overhaul Sana junction in the Karama area.

Wade Adams Contracting was awarded another contract in mid-2018 as part of the scheme, involving building road access bridges to Deira Islands.

Also last year, the local/Belgian Belhasa Six Construct was awarded the estimated AED390m ($106m) contract to build the Infinity Bridge across Dubai Creek.