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A new bus route will be introduced in Dubai, three routes scrapped and five others extended from June 1.

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Dubai has unveiled its vision for public transport during a major transport conference in Switzerland this week, including plans for a new public transport exhibition to be held in the emirate from 2014, and a new generation of youth leaders spreading the public transport message

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Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has re-opened the access roads to Abu Dhabi International Airport, enabling travelers to once again enter Terminals 1 and 3 from the upper-tier curbside as it was before the construction period.

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A call to reduce the speed limit on some of the emirate’s most populated highways, from 140kmph to 110kmph, has been put forward by the General Department of Traffic of the Dubai Police.

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The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ‘Watani’ program to boost their cooperative relationships towards supporting the national identity, and diffusing the community culture and development in the public interest of the two parties and the strategic objectives of the federal government.

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The Sharjah Public Transport Corporation, which saw nine million passengers commute last year, has affirmed that most of the passengers who benefit from the corporation’s public shuttle service across the emirate are Arab residents.

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The Department of Transport (DoT) has won one of the world’s top excellence awards for its operational system and services.

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The UAQ Traffic Police has issued 177 tickets to motorists speeding at over 180 km/per hour, in April this year.

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Pedestrian deaths account for 29 per cent of all road traffic fatalities in Abu Dhabi, 22 per cent of which occurred in the centre of the Capital especially during rush hours.

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