Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has received bids for the contract to build the Infinity Bridge crossing Dubai Creek.

The lowest bid was submitted by the local/Belgian Belhasa Six Construction with a price of AED390m ($106m), which is about 25 per cent lower than the second lowest bid of AED518m submitted by Spain’s Acciona. The other two bidders are Beijing-based China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), AED523m, and the local Al-Naboodah Contracting with a price of AED557m.

Dubai wants the Infinity Bridge to be another architectural landmark for the emirate. It will be a box girder bridge with a decorative Infinity arch that offers minimal structural functionality. The bridge will have a total length of about 300 metres with 15 metres of clearance above the waters of the Creek. It is expected that it will take 24 months to build.

The Infinity Bridge will be built near to the mouth of the Creek. It is part of the larger Shindagha Corridor scheme that runs through Bur Dubai and Deira.

On 27 March, the RTA received bids from two contractors for the contract to build road access bridges connecting to Deira Islands.

The lowest bidder is the local Wade Adams Contracting with a price of AED450m ($123m), which is about 24 per cent lower than the price submitted by the local DBB Contracting.

Deira Islands is an artificial island off the Deira Corniche that is being developed by Nakheel. A crossing to the island has already been completed for the RTA by the local/Belgian Belhasa Six Construct.

The new bridges are part of the large Shindagha corridor scheme that will overhaul the road network in Deira and Bur Dubai. Construction work started on the scheme in 2016 when Wade Adams was awarded the contract to overhaul Sana junction in the Karama area.

The US’ Parsons is the consultant for the Shindagha Corridor scheme.