As per the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed in Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, inaugurated today “Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Road”, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and H.H. Sheikh Diyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The 62 kilometre-long road starts from the end of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and stretches to the Sweihan Road in Abu Dhabi, have four lanes on either side, and the capacity to host 8,000 vehicles an hour.