The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) appointed CDM Smith, in association with Al Turath Engineering Consultants, to provide preliminary studies, detailed designs, tendering and construction supervision services for the Emirates Road (E611), formerly known as Dubai Outer Bypass. Valued at approximately AED 1.4 billion, the project comprised of a 73-kilometer highway corridor designed for operating speeds of 140 kilometers per hour, making it one of Dubai’s most significant transportation infrastructure investments.

The project was delivered across three phases and included both the widening of existing roadway and construction of new highway sections. Phases I and II expanded approximately 23 kilometers of roadway from the Sharjah border to the Dubai–Al Ain Road, increasing capacity to six lanes in each direction and introducing a full cloverleaf interchange at Al Awir Road. Phases III and IV extended the corridor between Dubai–Al Ain Road, Al Qudra Road till Dubai - Abu Dhabi border, incorporating multiple grade-separated interchanges, underpasses and strategic connections to major intersecting corridors. The scope also included utility relocations and protection works, stormwater drainage systems, street lighting, U-turn facility through underpasses, safety barriers and roadway infrastructure. Through robust project management and close coordination with stakeholders and utility authorities, CDM Smith helped deliver a critical transportation corridor that supports regional mobility, economic development and future growth across the Emirate of Dubai.