With one week having passed since the floods, a fresh study on traffic in Dubai has been released.
Residents face metro delays in Dubai after a week of floods.
After a week of flooding, residents of Dubai are experiencing delays on the metro.
On the first day of the week after the floods, commuters in Dubai are facing traffic jams and delays on the metro.
On Monday, the first day of the week after experiencing record-breaking rains, residents of Dubai faced congestion on roads near business hubs and irregular metro services. This was the scenario they encountered when they went out for their daily commute.
Dubai residents face traffic congestion after a week of floods.
After a week of flooding, residents of Dubai are still dealing with traffic gridlock.
On important roadways such as Sheikh Zayed Road, which is located close to the Al Safa Toll Gate, as well as on local roads such as Al Mustaqbal Street, traffic was found to be slow.
Commuters were unable to move for about an hour due to the delayed traffic on important roadways, including Sheikh Zayed Road at the Al Safa Toll Gate, as well as on interior routes such as Al Mustaqbal Street. Others left their homes at eight in the morning and remained on the road until nine in the morning.
It took Waleed, a resident of Business Bay, forty-five minutes to cover a distance of two hundred meters, according to his statement. "The cars were not moving, so I made a U-turn and came home."
According to Darshna Malknan, she traveled the final kilometer to her house at Al Batha Tower, which is located close to Business Bay Metro Station, and it took her approximately forty minutes to complete the journey.