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Abu Dhabi Expands E20 Highway, Launches Darb Tolls, Opens New Services
Residents face changes in daily travel and access to services as the city adds lanes, bridges and monitoring tools alongside a new trafficking court.
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Abu Dhabi is widening the E20 highway through Khalifa City to five lanes while adding four new bridges and 10.5 kilometres of ramps aimed at cutting bottlenecks for drivers heading into and out of the area.
These projects arrive as the capital continues to grow, with more people relying on the same roads each day. The upgrades target specific choke points that have long slowed commutes between Khalifa City and central districts, making routine trips to work or school more predictable for families who live there.
Transport changes hit multiple bridges and future mobility
The Darb toll gate system is now operating on the Sheikh Khalifa Bridge, Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Al Maqta Bridge and Mussaffah Bridge. Drivers crossing these routes will encounter the new electronic collection points without stopping, shifting how many residents plan their routes around peak hours.
A separate central control room has opened to oversee autonomous vehicle operations. The facility tracks self-driving services as they scale up, giving authorities real-time visibility into how these vehicles interact with regular traffic on Abu Dhabi roads.
Local outlets such as Gulf News and The National have tracked these transport moves, noting they affect daily movement for people living near the expanded E20 section and the tolled bridges.
Court and vaccination access address safety and health needs
A specialised court for human trafficking cases began work after Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued the establishing resolution. The court focuses solely on these crimes, offering a dedicated process that residents and community groups can reference when safety concerns arise.
Walk-in Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations are available at Department of Health-Abu Dhabi sites for both citizens and residents. This option removes the need for prior appointments at participating facilities, allowing quicker access for those seeking the shots.
Reports on platforms including Whatsoninabudhabi.com and Lovin Abu Dhabi have listed the vaccination sites and court details for readers checking current services.
Drivers can check the Darb system before crossing the named bridges to avoid surprises on regular routes. Residents seeking vaccinations should visit Department of Health-Abu Dhabi locations directly, while updates on the E20 work and autonomous vehicle monitoring will continue through the same local channels that first reported the changes.