Five Dubai roads get new speed limits from 1 November. Al Asayel Street rises from 60 to 80km/h, while Al Mustaqbal Street and Latifa bint Hamdan Street increase to 70km/h. Limits fall by 10km/h on specified sections of Al Rebat Street and Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Street. Watch the signs, especially on familiar routes.

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Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority and Dubai Police have confirmed speed-limit adjustments on five roads, effective from 1 November 2026.

Three road sections will have higher limits.

Al Asayel Street, between Oud Metha Street and Al Meydan Street, increases from 60km/h to 80km/h. Al Mustaqbal Street, between Sheikh Rashid Street and Al Meydan Street, rises from 60km/h to 70km/h. Latifa bint Hamdan Street, between Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road, also increases from 60km/h to 70km/h.

Two road sections will have lower limits.

Al Rebat Street, between Marrakech Street and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, falls from 100km/h to 90km/h. Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Street, between 2nd December Street and Khalid bin Al Waleed Street, decreases from 80km/h to 70km/h.

The changes apply in both directions on the specified sections.

Authorities said the adjustments follow engineering and traffic assessments. Speed-limit signs will be updated, while speed cameras will be reprogrammed to reflect the revised limits.