Tag: Projects

With more than 1 million registered vehicles serving 1.9 million population, Dubai has one car for every two residents , according to Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) 2010 data. With the number of light motor vehicles at close to 900,000, that works out to about two cars for every man, woman and child residing in the emirate, among the world's highest ratios.

The UK-based group is engaged in providing professional design and engineering consultancy services through six operational segments namely Design and Engineering Solutions; Highways and Transportation; Rail; Middle East, China and Europe; Management and Project Services, and Asset Management. Atkins' featured projects include: Dubai Metro in UAE, Gautrain Rapid Rail Link of South Africa, Burj Al Arab in UAE, Copenhagen Metro of Denmark and more.

Staff from the Dubai Metro project recently celebrated working 1 million hours without having a recordable accident, the second such milestone since the project started in 2005.

The start of the 52.1 kilometer long Dubai Metro on September 9th 2009 was a first step in integrating the free zones and providing low carbon means of transportation.

The start of the 52.1 kilometre long Dubai Metro on September 9 2009 was a first step in integrating the free zones and providing low-carbon means of transportation.

MAPEI, global leader in the production of adhesives, sealants and chemical products for buildings, has announced that it is conducting exclusive presentations about innovative ‘cool roofing’ solutions and correct tile installation during back-to-back technical seminars

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of RTA, has received H.E. Billy Kelleher, Ireland's Minister for International Trade and the accompanying delegation that include H.E. Ciaran Madden, the Irish Ambassador to the UAE, and several representatives of Irish companies.

Her Excellency Mrs. Anne-Marie IDRAC, French Minister for Foreign Trade paid a visit to Dubai Metro where she was received upon arrival at Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station by H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), and several RTA chief executives.

More than $100 billion will be spent in the coming years on massive rail projects that are coming up in the Middle East, according to a report.

Construction of the long-awaited rail network that will link the six members of the GCC is expected to start in 2010 or 2011.