Al Khaleej Al Arabi Road (Arabian Gulf Road) will be closed to traffic in both directions for two hours tomorrow.
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.
Violating the traffic law in Al Ain is not an offence taking lightly and during patrol inspections carried out in January this year, a staggering 500 vehicles were seized by the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of the Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Al Ain Traffic and Patrol Department.In addition, the driving licences of 127 motorists were revoked in the same month after drivers reached the cumulative limit of 24 traffic points.
Early on Wednesday morning, the fourth Car Free Day 2013 was inaugurated by Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, by riding the Metro from Etisalat to Union along with Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, Minister of Environment and Water; Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qattami, Minister of Education; and other top officials of government organisations and private entities.
The Ministry of Interior has underscored the importance of equipping all vehicles with car seats for children, to protect them from getting injured in road accidents.
Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), recently attended a ceremony marking the seventh anniversary of the RTA held under the theme ‘Humans Matter Most’ in the presence of a host of CEOs, Directors and staff of the RTA.
Environmental smartness may result in a smart phone, with the Roads and Transport Authority announcing that it will reward the top public transport users.
More than 600 ‘safest’ motorists who have had a clean record with no traffic law violations against their names last year will be rewarded with prizes soon under the White Point System introduced by the Dubai Police. And one of them will be chosen by a draw for grand prize — a car.
Adhering to traffic rules and wearing protective gear while on the road are critical to bringing down road accidents, according to experts speaking at a public awareness workshop organised by the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services at its headquarters at Al Warzan, Dubai.
Following the opening of Al Humaidiya Bridge project, the Ajman Municipality on Wednesday started the construction of Musharraf Bridge at a cost of Dh55 million.