There is also a project to extend the E 311 through Ras al-Khaimah to the UAE's northern border with Oman (Musandam Peninsula).

In Dubai, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road is a prime location for new projects as the area surrounding it can now be accessed easily.

But with improved road designs and replacement of several roundabouts with interchanges, flyovers, speed cameras and increase in lanes, it has become much safer to drive.

[5] In November 2016, an extension of E 311 from the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai to New Al Falah in Abu Dhabi opened.

In September 2024 it was reported that two new bridges that were opened on the Garn Al Sabkha-Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road Intersection have managed to reduce up to 70% of traffic during rush hour.