Construction on one of Dubai's major road projects, that will connect Bur Dubai and Deira via a fourth crossing over the creek, will begin sometime in the last quarter of this year, Sami Abdulla Al Hashmi, Assistant Director of Roads Department at Dubai Municipality said. Known tentatively as the Ras Al Khor Project, the undertaking, Mr Al Hashmi said, is not merely another crossing over the creek but a complete corridor stretching to almost 15 kilometres from the first interchange on Shaikh Zayed Road to the Airport Tunnel, which is presently under construction. The project is currently under the design stage. "Starting at the First Interchange on Shaikh Zayed Road, a part of the new road project connects to the Al Khail Road (Back Road), while the other continues onwards interconnecting with Oud Metha Road and the Zabeel (2) Road through an interchange," Mr Al Hashmi explained.