Roundabout Renovations in Fujairah

The roundabouts are a distinctive feature of the Fujairah roadscape and a key to understanding the essence of the local culture.

Some of the roundabouts have recently been through a beautification process with new grass and flowers being planted within the circle.

The roundabout near the new entry to the Fujairah Fort has had nothing short of a complete overhaul in the last few days.

Drivers coming down Moh’d Bin Matar Rd (with its car showrooms and Dana Plaza) will have noticed that the roundabout is radically different. All the trees have gone and with them the grass cover.

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The total extraction of the trees gives to drivers a much clearer view of cars approaching from the roads that flow into this circuit.

The absence of the tall trees now brings the Fujairah Fort into much greater prominence, day and night, which may be the chief reason that prompted the overhaul.

There is no word yet on what this refurbished roundabout will look like or whether it will be the subject of some novel roundabout architecture which has been proposed in an earlier article.

Further
The Falcon Roundabout in Fujairah Reminds People of High Values, FIF, 31 October 2010.
It’s Time for the New Date Roundabout in Fujairah, FIF, 18 September 2010.
Fishing Lures People to Fujairah and Still They’re Getting Hooked, FIF, 14 September 2010.
Discover What Fujairah is about from its Roundabouts, FIF, 3 September 2010.

The.Roundabout Architecture of Dibba-Fujairah, FIF, 19 December 2010.

Geoff Pound

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Images: “The roundabout near the new entry to the Fujairah Fort has had nothing short of a complete overhaul in the last few days… The absence of the tall trees now brings the Fujairah Fort into much greater prominence, day and night.”