UAE's Dh18m longest steel arch bridge enters Guinness World Records

March 7, 2019

Ras Al Khaimah, Mar 7: The Ministry of Infrastructure Development has entered the Guinness World Records with the longest steel arch bridge in the world that stands at Dh18 million.

The 32.37 metres Shamal Bridge is part of the Ras Al Khaimah ring road the ministry has recently accomplished, according to Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, ministry of infrastructure development.

The Shamal bridge in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is now 6.37 metres longer than the used-to-be longest cable-stayed steel arch bridge in Poland which is only 26 metres long.

"The Shamal arch steel bridge that can accommodate up to 2,000 vehicles per hour is much better than concrete bridges in terms of economic advantages."

It has been completed in half the time needed for regular concrete bridges, he added.

"The bridge, with a life time of 104 years, does not need any regular maintenance as is the case with other bridges, and can take up heavy weights."

The new arch bridge is part of the second phase of the Emirates road which links the northern emirate with the entire country, he pointed out.

"Arch steel structures consist of corrugated iron sheets that are installed as per pre-approved designs in view of project requirements."

The sheets of steel iron are then manufactured, coated and plated in the factory, he elaborated. "These plates and accessories are then transported to the required site in special containers for installation."

Recently, the ministry has completed the construction of the Awafi bridge, the biggest in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, on the same ring road.

"The six-lane bridge is being built on the arterial 30km RAK ring road, according to Eng Ahmed Al Hammadi, director of road department at the ministry.

"The RAK ring road, connecting the northern and southern parts of the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, stands at Dh450 million."

The Awafi bridge will give visitors and campers easy and convenient access to one of the main heritage scenic sites in the country, he explained. "This big bridge consists of six lanes; three in each direction. Two more lanes, one in each direction, can be added later if needed."

"As such, the ministry will be completing six bridges, six subways, and lots of rain water tunnels, on the RAK ring road."

Some entries will also be developed as per public request, he pointed out. "Up to 7km of the ring road that connects it with the Emirates road, will be paved as well."

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Level of human costs of Israeli aggression on Lebanon ‘alarming’, warns UN

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November 12,2024

The UN humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon has warned that the “picture of life in Lebanon remains grim,” highlighting an "alarming" level of human suffering and significant humanitarian consequences due to the ongoing Israeli carnage.

Imran Riza, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), provided a stark overview of the Arab country's dire circumstances in a statement released on Monday.

“The current picture of life in Lebanon remains grim. Yesterday, airstrikes reportedly killed 23 people, including seven children, in the village of Aalmat in Mount Lebanon,” Riza said on X.

An airstrike in the city of Tyre on the same day resulted in the tragic deaths of five siblings from a single family, all of whom had special needs, according to his statement.

He added that in the last week, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 241 individuals and left 642 others injured in Lebanon, as reported by the Ministry of Health.

“In the past month, more than 185,000 people have fled their homes in their search for safety within the country, bringing the total to over 870,000 people internally displaced,” Riza said

The UN official highlighted that numerous individuals, including the elderly and those with health issues, are staying behind while witnessing the ruins of their ancestral homes.

He urged for the swift safeguarding of civilian people and infrastructure, emphasizing the necessity to uphold international humanitarian law and end the ongoing violence.

Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli forces bombed a house in the town of Maydoun in Bekaa on Monday night, killing three people and destroying the house.

Earlier, Israel bombed the northern town of Ain Yaaqoub, killing at least 14 people.

The killings came as Israeli military continued to pound Lebanon, bombing shops selling electrical appliances in the southern city of Tyre and carrying out air raids on the towns of Shamshtar in eastern Baalbek and Roumine in southern Nabatieh.

Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said Israeli attacks killed at least 54 people across the country on Monday.

Israel’s merciless attacks continue despite calls from the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and Lebanon.

In Lebanon, at least 3,243 people have been killed and 14,134 others wounded in Israeli attacks since the war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023.

The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah opened a support front for Palestinians in Gaza only a day after the Israeli regime unleashed its genocidal war on the besieged territory.

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