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Kilos of gold up for grabs, luxury cars to be won, millions of Dirhams in cash prizes, fashion shows and shopping experiences at discounted rates!

Booking a taxi in advance can be an advantage. You might not want to risk the wait, and be sure of the time of the arrival. Or you might just be a planner, and would not like to leave certain things until the end.

Since launching the Asset Management System (Nama) in 2009, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has been keen on applying the highest international practices and standards aimed at preserving its road-related assets portfolio, land & marine transit modes, and the intelligent systems in Dubai Emirate through satellite surveillance & GIS tracking devices run in cooperation with its IT Department.

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Trans Authority (RTA), announced the start of construction works under Phase I of the Union Museum Building Project which will be constructed beside the Union House

The celebrations are over. The world’s largest fireworks have exploded. And Dubai has rung in the New Year with the biggest bang. Now that’s a tall precedent for the UAE to begin 2014 with, but the year ahead has lots more to look forward to -- the impending rent hike notwithstanding.

The total number of passengers who used mass transit means during the New Year's Eve celebrations reached 1,656,286 passengers; where the metro ridership clocked 727,829 passengers, taxis users reached 525,997 passengers, bus riders hit 314,109 passengers, inter-city bus riders touched 44,587 passengers, and marine transit means users amounted to 43,764 passengers.

The world watched in awe as Dubai set a new world record for the largest ever firework display. A dazzling array of colours illuminated the night sky above the city as a staggering 450,000 fireworks were launched in six minutes to set the new world record.

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has arranged 60 buses to take people from Dubai Internet City (DIC) to Sandance Beach at Atlantis, Palm Juemeirah to watch the fireworks set to take place at midnight today.

If you’re heading towards Burj Khalifa Downtown Dubai and Atlantis The Palm in your own car to watch the New Year fireworks, the news is not good.

Those who have previously visited fireworks celebrations on New Year’s Eve in Dubai know one thing for sure — it’s best to leave the car at home and take public transport.