00:00The 4.2 km Salaam Street Tunnel, renamed the Sheikh Zayed Tunnel, was completed on December 4.
00:15It was open to the public the next day. The tunnel stretches from Delmar Street, at the Sea Palace Junction, up to the Corniche and Mina Road.
00:24A 2.4 km section of Salaam Street is underground, with 1.8 km above ground.
00:31The entire 14 km Salaam Street redevelopment project runs from Sheikh Zayed Bridge and Mina Road to the Corniche and crossed DH 4.8bn.
00:41Vehicles can travel from Sheikh Zayed Bridge to Mina Port and the Corniche without encountering traffic signals.
00:48The DH 3bn Sheikh Zayed Tunnel finally opened to traffic, easing traffic jams in the capital.
00:55The project started in 2007 and the 4.2 km tunnel stretches from Delmar Street, at the Sea Palace Junction, to the Corniche and Mina Road.
01:05The covered section of the tunnel runs for 2.4 km, while the open section covers 1.8 km.
01:13Originally known as the Salaam Street Tunnel, it was renamed after the country's founding president.
01:20Now motorists can drive from the Sheikh Zayed Bridge to the Mina area within 20 minutes at a maximum speed of 80 kph.
01:28Abdullah Al Shamsi, Executive Director of Infrastructure and Municipal Assets Sector at the Abu Dhabi Municipality, said,
01:36It was a very big project and we're proud that we've completed it.
01:40The entire 14 km Salaam project has the most advanced tunnel system in the Middle East.
01:46There are 157 CCTV cameras covering the entire tunnel and 174 video incident cameras that detect accidents.
01:56It´s the most advanced tunnel was
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