Tag: rta dubai

The Road and Transport Authority of Dubai has revealed that they’re testing CNG-powered cars as part of their fleet. The RTA published a picture of their test car, a fully-outfitted Nissan Xterra, on their Facebook page, showing a CNG tank installed in the boot. They are currently testing it out on three cars.

More than 367 million people used public transportat in Dubai last year, according to figures released yesterday by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). There were more than 109 million metro users, up from 69 million the previous year.

The Internal Audit Department, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has recently briefed a delegation from the Audit & Risks Division, Dubai Customs on the best practices pertinent to the application of optimal electronic audit system in the RTA, featuring a cast of sophisticated programs developed to the highest international standards.

The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has yesterday launched the Deaf Driver initiative to sensitize road users to deaf drivers, and alert motorists to vehicles driven by people with hearing disabilities.

The Rail Agency, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), reiterated the standing commitment to collaborate with all government and quasi-government institutions in the Emirate of Dubai as part of endeavours of expanding and promoting the scale of mass transit systems along with the associated infrastructure in the Emirate of Dubai.

The proceeds from the 78th number plates auction recently held by the Licensing Agency, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai Police Officers’ Club hit Dh25.895 million.

The Monitoring and Enforcement Department, Licensing Agency, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has recently launched an inspection campaign on desert quad bikers to ensure their compliance with regulations set forth in the Order No. 4/2008, governing the Use &Licensing of Quad Bikes in the Emirate of Dubai. The campaign started on the 2 January and will continue for one week.

"The construction of Rashid Hospital Tunnels Project is part of a master plan aimed to ease the traffic congestion in the vicinity of Rashid Hospital and step up the traffic flow in the area. Upon the project completion, the capacity of roads within the scope of the project is set to rise to as much as 6000 vehicles per hour.

On Monday, The Gulf Today readers were given a lowdown on the various milestones achieved by Sharjah Transport Corporation in 2012. Today, we look at the initiatives, developments and key activities undertaken in the same period by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai:

The flurry of emergency vehicles around Rashidiya Metro station last weekend was part of a disaster-preparation drill organised by the emirate’s Crisis Management Team (CMT). The exercise followed a workshop two days earlier to exchange ideas and experiences between the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai Police, Civil Defence, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Dubai Ambulance Services.