Double-decked Sheikh Zayed Road in the planning

Double-decker roads have until now mainly featured in movies depicting the future, for at least they have not been imagined to appear in the UAE very soon.
A surprising media report last week suggested otherwise.
“The RTA (Road and Transport Authority) is already exploring ways to tackle congestion. The most ambitious scheme so far is the double-decking of Sheikh Zayed Road. If it goes ahead, the project will involve building a 35-kilometre elevated section of highway running from Dubai Creek to Jebel Ali Port,” was written in the Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) report.
The assumption could not be confirmed by the RTA at the moment, and it is not clear on which source the report is based.
However, it cannot hurt to let us get carried away for a moment.
Traffic volumes have surged in the emirate, ever more so since the economy was declared ‘healthy’ and confidently pushing forward on many fronts. With the victory on the Expo 2020 bid, little can divert the optimism that Dubai is moving forward.
On the ground this means a swelling population and tourist influx. And this inevitably leads to more traffic on the road. With Sheikh Zayed being the barometer of traffic growth, it has been concluded by many that traffic congestion is back, referring to the once similar situation before the economic crisis.