UAE traffic: Accident and roadworks cause disruption in Abu Dhabi

Work on Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Street continues

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - August 12, 2018: Morning commuters head from Dubai towards Abu Dhabi on the first day of no speed buffer. Sunday, August 12th, 2018 on E11, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Abu Dhabi Police warned of traffic congestion and disruption caused by an accident after Al Wathba Bridge inbound in the capital.

After closing two lanes for construction on one of the capital's busiest roads, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Street continued to experience congestion through the commuting period.

The E22 Abu Dhabi-Al Ain Road showed slow traffic on the Waze traffic app, with cars travelling at 7kph in the area next to Al Nahda Forest, Al Wathba.

Meanwhile, traffic was slow moving on the E11 – Al Ittihad Street, which connects Dubai and Sharjah.

Al Qusais Industrial 4 was suffering traffic issues, with cars travelling between 8 and 10kph.

On the E311, cars were moving at an average of speed of 32kph.

Traffic movement was worse on S112 – Maliha Road, where cars were moving at 9kph.

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