FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway in the far reaches of the United Arab Emirates.
A classical drive: Road rumble strips play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in UAE emirate of Fujairah
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway in the far reaches of the United Arab Emirates.
For nearly a kilometer (a half mile) along the E84 highway – also known as the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road – motorists in the right-hand lane coming into the city of Fujairah can play Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony where the rubber meets the road.
“The ‘Street of Music,’ of course, is an art project that exists in some countries … but we wanted this project to be in our country,” said Ali Obaid Al Hefaiti, the director of Fujairah Fine Arts Academy, which recently wrapped up the project in collaboration with local authorities.
“I think that the project is focused on spreading the art culture. The combination of music in our lives and our normal lives,” he added.