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The Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi (DoT) announced today the closure of Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Road (Airport Road), Al Falah, Hamdan bin Mohammed, Zayed the First and Khalid bin Waleed Roads during the inauguration ceremony of Al Hosn Palace Festival on Thursday, Feb. 28 from 02pm to 06pm.
Despite huge spikes in the growth of passengers on Dubai’s public transport network, the Roads and Transport Authority boss says passenger use on the Metro network is at less than 30 per cent of the total capacity.
Tired of waiting for a taxi? Be careful of touts — especially if you are new in town — who direct you to private-operators running their own drop-pick business, as there is going to be a crackdown on such illegal activity.
The Department of Transport (DoT) has launched a new service to facilitate government and private sector employees to park their vehicles in a designated lot away from the busy areas where their offices are located, and be transported by their organisations in buses/vans to the office.
The fifth edition of the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport initiated by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), honoured the efforts of public and private sector organisations which have contributed to reducing traffic congestion while improving the environment.
Metro and bus commuters in Dubai will soon be able to pay for their journey using mobile phones. A senior official at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed the service would be made available by the third quarter of this year.
Passengers had a difficult time getting home from work after the Dubai Metro ground to a halt on Sunday due to a ‘technical glitch’, perhaps the worst in its short history.
Al Khaleej Al Arabi Road (Arabian Gulf Road) will be closed to traffic in both directions for two hours tomorrow.
Come April 15, driving in Dubai will become a smoother — but costlier — experience, with the timing of some journeys to be slashed almost in half.
