Tag: Business Bay Crossing

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) inaugurated today on 28 December 2013 Phase I of Umm Suqeim Road Widening & Improvement Project in the direction from Al Khail Road to Sheikh Zayed Road, and plans to open on 07 January 2014 Phase II of the project in the opposite direction from the Sheikh Zayed Road to Al Khail Road, with all remaining works of the project to be completed by the end of February 2014.

The Roads and Transport Authority said Al Mamzar Toll Gate, situated before and after Al Mamzar Bridge, and the Airport Tunnel Toll Gate - situated at the northern entry and exist of the tunnel – will go live on April 15. The announcement comes just weeks after the RTA said it was to charge taxis for passing through Salik gates.

Traffic conditions within Dubai were relatively smooth. By 4pm on Friday evening, traffic on all major roads including Al Khail Road and Business Bay Crossing were moving smoothly. Hussain Al Banna, Manager of Traffic and Safety in Road and Transport Authority said: “Emergency teams have been deployed on several sites across Dubai.

The signalling and safety systems for the long- awaited Green Line of Dubai Metro are now being tested as part of a trial run. A Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) spokesman said: "We have completed the train tracks on the Green Line and are doing trial runs with empty trains to test the line." He said the contractors were now focused on finishing stations on the line, and that work was proceeding at a good pace.