UAE residents urged to use public transport to avoid Eid rush

Dubai - RTA has also guided the public to take the right routes

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is urging people to use the public transport to commute during the Eid Al Adha holidays.
In a number of tweets, the RTA has also guided the public to take the right routes to avoid the traffic rush.

If Dubai Mall & Burj Khalifa are your destinations on Eid holiday,#PublicTransport especially #DubaiMetro is your best choice to reach there pic.twitter.com/vKiYzvq9Ht
- RTA (@RTA_Dubai) September 2, 2017

In case you decided to drive you may reach there through these routes:-Al Sa'ada St or Al Khail Rd,then Financial Centre Rd(lower deck)
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- RTA (@RTA_Dubai) September 2, 2017

- Oud Metha St then Al Khail Rd then the Financial Centre Rd (lower deck).
- Al Asayel St then Al A'amal St then Burj Khalifa St.
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- RTA (@RTA_Dubai) September 2, 2017

In addition to Sheikh Zayed Road.
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- RTA (@RTA_Dubai) September 2, 2017

For more information, call 8009090. We wish you a blessed Eid and happy holiday.#EidInDubai
- RTA (@RTA_Dubai) September 2, 2017

Dubai Police also urged people to head for alternative parking slots.

During Eid AlAdha use the available alternative parking lots when #DubaiMall and Mohammed Bin Rashid #Boulevard are full. pic.twitter.com/yYTWRtMO1y
- Dubai Police???? ??? (@DubaiPoliceHQ) September 2, 2017

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RTA had also charted out a "comprehensive plan" for managing traffic movement, and mass transit modes in the area.

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- Dubai Police???? ??? (@DubaiPoliceHQ) September 2, 2017

.@RTA_Dubai sets plan for managing traffic during Eid Al Adha holiday in #Dubai Downtownhttps://t.co/S34Vn4DoiA pic.twitter.com/fnOc5mPiBc
- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 27, 2017