China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East (CSCEC ME) has won a $217m (AED800m) contract to up grade roads near Emaar's under-construction Dubai Hills Mall.

CSCEC ME's civil and infrastructure arm was awarded the contract by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), which awarded Phase 5 and 6 contracts to support road improvements for Expo 2020 Dubai this week.

The contractor will build elevated highways, viaducts, and ramps to improve traffic flow between the Umm Suqeim and Al Khail roads, as well as Dubai Hills Mall, which was 60% complete inJune 2018. 

Road improvements will also be carried out along Al Khail Road. The contract marks the 16th time that the Chinese government-owned contractor and RTA have worked together since 2006, the contractor said in a statement.

Details of project commencement and completion have yet to be revealed. However, it follows a steady flow of new contracts for CSCEC ME, one of the largest building firms in the UAE.

CSCEC ME inked a $351.2m (AED1.2bn) to build Emaar Development's Downtown View II project in Dubai in September. The company's scope includes building three high-rise towers with 1509 units. 

Dubai's Business Bay andDowntown are key hubs for the Chinese contractor, which signeda $139m (AED512m) to build Tower C in Damac's Aykon City development, located on Sheikh Zayed Road, in Q3 2018.

Meanwhile, it was revealed in July that the UAE government and CSCEC ME were in talksto collaborate on road and infrastructure projects.