Tag: Dubai Taxi

Mattar Al Tayer, Chairmanand Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the completion of all construction works at the 1st Interchange on Sheikh Zayed Road, which will be opened for traffic by the end of January 2011, a statement said.

The day will be marked with a free use of the Dubai Metro, public buses and water bus for Nol card holders. The second round of the initiative is set to be widely popular among public and private entities as well as all community segments.

According to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), so far this year over 180 million passengers in Dubai have taken the green approach by using public transportation. According to Gulf News readers, this increase can be explained by the improvement in services and convenience it provides.

RTA has submitted a suggestion to explore the possibility of allowing those who have completed 17 years and six months to open a traffic file and train to drive light vehicles.

His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), has revealed that RTA mass transit means, comprising the Dubai Metro, public buses, marine transit modes and taxis, have lifted more than 332 million passengers in 2010, compared to 288.777 million passengers in 2009. The average number of daily riders in 2010 was about 957 thousand persons compared to 800 thousand persons in 2009.

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.

Dubai metro HD video 2011

Residents in some parts of Umm Ramool and Al Garhoud were shocked to know on Tuesday that their areas are the latest to be converted into paid parking zones. One of the areas under question is behind the new headquarters of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the second is near Al Tayer Motor showroom in Al Garhoud.

His Excellency Wasantha Senanayake, Consul-General of Sri Lanka in Dubai has recently paid a visit to the Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) to review the work progress and inspect the conditions of the Sri Lankan cab drivers working at the DTC.

The Dubai Taxi Corporation, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), has unveiled a face-lifting process of Hatta Taxi marked by an improved service level to ensure the continuous availability of the service for passengers traveling within Hatta city & the neighbourhood, or to Dubai and other Emirates.