Dubai Municipality has started construction of the US$106 million first phase of the Ras Al Khor corridor, which involves building a third bridge over Dubai Creek. The bridge will have five lanes in each direction and the option of a sixth. "The structure will be 15m above the high-water mark, allowing ship movement in the creek without the need for a lifting span," said head of roads construction Badr Al Gergawi. Work expected to be completed by early 2007.