This is going to confuse people
Apr 6th 2013, 11:10 am
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This is going to confuse people
Dubai Bypass Road be re-named the Emirates Road.
So the 311 Emirates Road is now Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and the 611 Dubai Bypass Road is now Emirates Road.
No confusion there then, is it still April 1st?
So the 311 Emirates Road is now Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and the 611 Dubai Bypass Road is now Emirates Road.
No confusion there then, is it still April 1st?
Apr 6th 2013, 11:29 am
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Re: This is going to confuse people
He did it just to make sure we're all paying attention... (does he not have better things to do than rename roads to curry favour?)
Apr 7th 2013, 2:51 am
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Re: This is going to confuse people
The 311 used to be known as Emirates Road - now it's named after him....... so which road is this? The 611?
Apr 7th 2013, 5:46 am
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Re: This is going to confuse people
Last edited by mentalist; Apr 7th 2013 at 6:37 am.
Apr 7th 2013, 6:13 am
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Re: This is going to confuse people
Dubai Bypass Road be re-named the Emirates Road.
So the 311 Emirates Road is now Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and the 611 Dubai Bypass Road is now Emirates Road.
No confusion there then, is it still April 1st?
So the 311 Emirates Road is now Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and the 611 Dubai Bypass Road is now Emirates Road.
No confusion there then, is it still April 1st?
Apr 7th 2013, 6:30 am
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Apr 8th 2013, 3:11 pm
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Re: This is going to confuse people
They'll be known as the New Emirates Rd and Old Emirates Rd.
Apr 9th 2013, 4:30 am
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Re: This is going to confuse people
I think it's a clever idea.
All those trucks driven by the brain dead that leave Jebal Ali and follow signs for the Emirates road will now go on the by-pass road as intended. This frees the (Old) Emirates Road to carry the non-truck traffic. Given the number of new schools and houses along the (Old) Emirates Road - this is a good thing.
And yes, I was in a taxi yesterday morning and refereed to the New and Old Emirates roads and he knew exactly what I meant. It'll be no different to New Airport Road and Old Airport Road in Abu Dhabi.
All those trucks driven by the brain dead that leave Jebal Ali and follow signs for the Emirates road will now go on the by-pass road as intended. This frees the (Old) Emirates Road to carry the non-truck traffic. Given the number of new schools and houses along the (Old) Emirates Road - this is a good thing.
And yes, I was in a taxi yesterday morning and refereed to the New and Old Emirates roads and he knew exactly what I meant. It'll be no different to New Airport Road and Old Airport Road in Abu Dhabi.
Apr 9th 2013, 7:34 am
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Re: This is going to confuse people
I my head there is SZR, Al Khail, Emirates Road, Bypass Road and that is how it is staying! just like Al Diyafah St
Apr 9th 2013, 10:14 am
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Re: This is going to confuse people
In three years living near Global Village we've seen Emirates Road replace the race track that was once SZR. Hopefully they'll officially move the trucks off the old Emirates Road.
