Dubai Metro – A Short Timelapse Video
Dubai Metro Video. 600 Photos/ 4 second intervals
More people booking Dubai taxis over the phone
The number of cabs being booked over phone has increased by close to 16 per cent in 2011, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said. In 2011, the number of cabs booked by cab users through the Booking and Despatch Center at RTA’s Public Transport Agency increased to 5,080,903 bookings, up by 16 per cent, as compared to 4,393,826 bookings in 2010.
Dubai spends $250M to get full control of Atlantis
Atlantis opened for business in September 2008, shortly after a construction fire damaged part of the brightly painted lobby. The 1,537-room hotel is at the top of the Palm Jumeirah, the first of Dubai’s palm-shaped manmade islands and the only one that is developed. Visitors arrive by monorail or by traveling through an underwater tunnel.
Online auction of number plates fetches Dh4.5 million
By Staff report www.khaleejtimes.com DUBAI — The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has raised Dh4.5 million in online auction of number plates over three days. A total of 615 number plates were on offer to 195 bidders. Commenting on the auction, Mohammed Abdul Kareem Nimaat, Director of the RTA’s Vehicles Licensing Agency, said: “The 12th [...]
Revealed: Dubai’s most fined roads
The city’s finest road is also the one which has the highest number of speeding fines. Last year, motorists racked up 714,894 fines for exceeding speed limits on Shaikh Zayed Road. That’s nearly 2,000 tickets a day or 81 an hour.
Supersonic Dubai Metro Train Ride
This is a video taken from the driver’s seat of the Dubai Metro. The ride at times has been accelerated up to 20x.
Construction and technology
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RTA begins Dh1billion roads project
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded two contracts for the construction of new roads in Al Qusais and Al Quoz costing Dh38 million, which form part of the first phase of its five-year Dh1-billion project to improve roads in the residential areas in the emirate. The move comes as the RTA tries to improve its road network in an effort to meet the demands of Dubai’s growing demography.
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More people booking Dubai taxis over the phone
The number of cabs being booked over phone has increased by close to 16 per cent in 2011, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said. In 2011, the number of cabs booked by cab users through the Booking and Despatch Center at RTA’s Public Transport Agency increased to 5,080,903 bookings, up by 16 per cent, as compared to 4,393,826 bookings in 2010.
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Nine West reopens in Dubai Mall, bringing latest trends with it
Nine West recently opened its newly refurbished doors in Dubai Mall, coinciding with the launch of a vibrant spring/summer 2012 collection.
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RTA steps up road safety drive for schoolchildren
The Roads and Transport Authority has stepped up its road safety campaign for schoolchildren with 771 fines issued against non-compliant schools and transport operators in the first three months of this year. “The number is almost half of the total number of fines issued in the whole of 2011, which reflects increased monitoring,” said Eisa Al Dossary, Chief Executive Officer of the RTA’s Public Transport Agency, which regulates school transport.
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