Dubai: Property developer Nakheel has revealed that Deira Island Front at the base of Palm Deira will have three 12-lane bridges that will connect the island to Deira.

Nakheel also announced on Tuesday that the construction on Palm Deira is on schedule. A dedicated state-of-the-art sales centre set for the project will be completed in December, with a grand opening at the beginning of 2009.

The 12-lane bridges will connect Deira Island Front with mainland Deira between the mouth of Dubai Creek and Port Hamriya Deira via Abu Baker Al Siddique Road, Abu Hail Road and Omar Bin Khattab Road.

Decking has been laid for the first of these bridges, joining Abu Baker Al Siddique Road, and is due for completion in May 2009, with an access road to Deira Island to be completed by November.