Metro noise: RTA to pay villa owners

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Metro noise: RTA to pay villa owners

Noise from maintenance work at the Dubai Metro Depot in Rashidiyah has affected 17 houses in the area and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is taking steps to ease the impact by strengthening the structures and said it will disburse funds to owners. It is also considering providing new houses to those residents whose buildings have been damaged beyond repair.

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Thirty-three people lost their lives in Abu Dhabi after being hit by vehicles in the first six months of 2012 compared to 44 deaths during the same period last year, a decline of 19.5 per cent, figures released by the Traffic and Patrols Directorate in Abu Dhabi showed.

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Trade Centre bridges 50% complete

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Three die in car crash

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Police to get tough on speeding

A youth was caught driving his car at 194km/hr in a residential area in Abu Dhabi where the speed limit was 60km/hr, said Brigadier Husain Ahmed Al Harthi, Director of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of the Abu Dhabi Police.

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