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Medical tests for professional drivers

Medical tests for professional drivers

Professional drivers in Dubai may soon need to pass medical fitness tests, to be allowed to continue in their job, traffic authorities have said.

*  Image Credit: Oliver Clarke/Gulf News     * Mattar Al Tayer and other officials check the layout map of Al Khail Road.

Al Khail Road to provide easy alternative for motorists

The Dh1.925 billion Al Khail Road Widening and Improvement Project was approved in 2008 to help ease traffic congestion on Dubai’s major roads. Al Khail Road is a 15-kilometre stretch of highway which runs parallel to Shaikh Zayed Road and Emirates Road and provides an important link to new developments and the Business Bay Crossing.

Jumbo Electronics, a multi-brand electronics store, projects that sales will jump 50 per cent during DSF compared with a normal month. Pawan Singh / The National

Malls brace for Dubai Shopping Festival bonanza

Mr Merchant expects sales at this DSF to exceed last year’s figures by 20 to 30 per cent as tourists flock to the UAE and Pure Gold looks for low-margin, high-volume business rather than high-margin sales.

Glass subway to connect Burj Khalifa with Dubai Metro

Glass subway to connect Burj Khalifa with Dubai Metro

The Dubai Mall Metro Link, to be constructed by Dutco, will have five travelators, or moving walkways, in each direction – ten in all – with the air-conditioned and automated walkways capable of ferrying more than 13,500 individuals every hour. There will be a central walkway that will give additional space for pedestrian use.

Dubai

E-ticket parking scheme catches on

Transport officials say that a scheme allowing Dubai motorists to pay for parking by using their mobile phones has received a healthy response since it was launched in May.

Dubai metro

Parking, Metro, telecom offers during holidays

RTA’s spokesperson said that special arrangements have been made to tackle the heavy rush on the Dubai Metro during Eid holidays

Free parking lot gets high praise from Dubai Metro commuters

Free parking lot gets high praise from Dubai Metro commuters

The free parking lot at the Nakheel Harbour and Tower Metro Station is gradually getting popular with more motorists using the ‘park and ride’ facility.

Part of plan to encourage road users to also use bikes as part of a daily routine.

RTA to provide 6,000 parking space for bicycles in Dubai

Part of plan to encourage road users to also use bikes as part of a daily routine.