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Don’t misuse public facilities
Since we sold our car, I have become a frequent traveller and user of public transport. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and commend their efforts in providing transport facilities for the residents of Dubai.
RTA provides access to Bus Stops information through Google Earth
In an initiative unprecedented across the Middle East and North Africa, Public Transport Agency at the Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), announced that the work team of Planning & Business Development Dep’t of the Agency teamed up with the GIS Section at IT Dep’t of the RTA and Google Inc. to upload Dubai public bus stops information on the digital space of Google Earth. The move will enable public bus users in the Emirate of Dubai visiting Google Earth portal to check this information at any time and from any place.
Fire closes part of Dubai Metro
Part of the Metro system’s 52km Red Line was closed this evening after a small fire broke out on the tracks. The line was closed at stations between Al Jafiliya and Terminal 3 after passengers spotted the blaze between 6.15pm to 6.30pm.
The emergence of Asian construction contractors in the Middle East
In recent years, the Middle East has proved to be one of the most attractive construction and engineering markets in the world for international contractors. This is demonstrated in microcosm in the United Arab Emirates. In Dubai, for example, Japanese contractors have been heavily involved in constructing the Dubai Metro and the joint venture involved in the construction of the recently opened Burj Khalifa (previously known as the Burj Dubai) was led by South Korea’s Samsung.
Dubai Metro WiMax Complete
Cairo-based Mobiserve just announced that Dubai’s WiMax metro network has been completed and implemented. Commuters will have internet access on all Wi-Fi enabled devices including smartphones and laptops, with average broadband speeds at stations reaching 4Mbps and backhaul speed onboard trains reaching 2Mbps.
Implementation of Dubai Metro WiMAX now complete
Implementation of Dubai Metro’s WiMAX network that offers commuters internet connectivity on-board trains is now complete, says Cairo-based Mobiserve.
More Dubai metro stations to open
Seven of the remaining 18 incomplete Metro stations will be finished by April 25, according to the Roads and Transport Authority. Construction work will be complete on all stations on the Red Line, which first opened in October, but only Emirates station, Airport Terminal 1 station, GGICO station, Al Karama station, World Trade Centre station, Marina station, and Ibn Battuta station will be ready to accept passengers.
Work resumes on Dubai Metro after settlement reached
Work has resumed on the Dubai Metro after a settlement was reached with a Japanese-led consortium over unpaid bills that total billions of dollars, the Financial Times reported, citing two sources familiar with the situation.
