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For those trying to access Clusters A-N in JLT, wanting to avoid the peak time traffic...

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EW GURU
Latest post on 01 February 2012 - 20:18

Dear JLT Community members,

DMCC is pleased to inform you that the RTA has confirmed that part of the Western Parallel Road will open on Saturday, 28 January 2012.
The Western Parallel Road reaches JLT from Al Barsha through Emirates Hills and is located between the Enterprise Zone 1 (the Gold refineries plots) and the Meadows and connects into the JLT roads network in front of Cluster H, via new bridge as well as via the exit coming round the Enterprise Zone 1 plots.
A temporary roundabout will be re-established in place of the current long U-turn leading to the Dubai-bound Sheikh Zayed Road exit. This roundabout will ensure that you can use the new Western Parallel Road as an additional entrance/exit to and from JLT by providing access to SZR through Interchange 5 and areas such as Al Barsha more directly.

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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 02 February 2012 - 13:46
Thanks Ladies. I informed my JLT - Friends and i will check it out in the weekend. Maybe soon i will start driving to work again :-)
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EW GURU
Latest post on 01 February 2012 - 22:20
Should you be publicizing the new road, or maybe just keep hush as people will eventually find it and then we will have jams through that route as well ! :) Best situation was when the roundabout in from of Reef was open, now with each change, it gets worse and worse. I know, I did wonder whether i should but hey....eventually everyone will find out. Lol. I agree the existing roundabout was much better and tbh there should be 2 exits for SZR from JLT.
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EW GURU
Latest post on 01 February 2012 - 21:40
Should you be publicizing the new road, or maybe just keep hush as people will eventually find it and then we will have jams through that route as well ! :) Best situation was when the roundabout in from of Reef was open, now with each change, it gets worse and worse.
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EW GURU
Latest post on 01 February 2012 - 20:25
I was aiming to get to Cluster D tonight and so I tried the new road instead.... Instead of following the interchange for JLT, follow Emirates Hills and keep in your right lane, ****bear right (I vaguely remember a small sign saying Jumierah Lake Towers) you will enter the new VERY EMPTY and SPEED BUMP FREE (for now) road.....keep going straight, you can bear right before the bridge to get to the new roundabout in JLT or keep on going straight up onto the bridge....this will bring you back down to just before Almas Tower turning. I whizzed across the back of JLT in no time, in fact I honestly thought I wasn't supposed to be using this road as I was the only one on here, then within a few minutes i saw just one :) car in my rear view mirror in the distance behind me. Loving this short cut!! :D *** Be very careful bearing right as you have to cut across 2 lanes on your right. Love RTA for their smart thinking (NOT!). <em>edited by Diamante on 01/02/2012</em>
 
 

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