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The consortium of firms behind Dubai’s long-awaited Al Sufouh Tram project has begun a work slowdown as cash concerns continue to plague the multibillion-dollar track. The group, which includes French conglomerate Alstom and Belgium’s Besix, has scaled back the pace of construction on the state-backed tram as discussions over refinancing continue.

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.

“From the start, RTA has been keen on developing mass transit systems to make them the first choice of commuters in the Emirate with the aim of increasing public transport ridership from 6% in 2006 to 34% by 2020. Under this drive, RTA has constructed the Dubai Metro project, the longest driverless metro line undertaken as a single project worldwide, and the first phase of the project was opened on 09/09/2009.

His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, announced the introduction of the staggered hours (flexible working hours) for RTA employees as this Monday.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai will be open for an extra hour a day thanks to a new set of working regulations that go into effect tomorrow. Kawther Kazim, the director of human resources at the RTA, said the move would increase productivity and improve job satisfaction.

THE transportation authorities in Dubai, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), are opening the main bridge on Sheikh Zayed Road on Wednesday.

The target to have 30 per cent of Dubai population using public transport by 2020 is on course, largely because of the results shown by the Metro ridership. “Our strategy is to have 30 per cent of the population hitting public transport of which the Metro set to take a lion’s share of 17 per cent with the rest taking a 13 per cent share,” contended the chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Mattar Al Tayer.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened Phase 4 of the Dubai Bypass Road on Thursday, linking the road with Al Faya Road, Seih Shuaib in Abu Dhabi, better known as ‘Trucks Road’. The road section has three camel crossings, also used as turn points. All service utility works have been completed along with the lighting poles.

The latest figures released by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) yesterday showed that some 119 million passengers were expected to use public buses by the end of this year. Almost the same number of public bus passengers was recorded last year. However, the RTA said the public bus service had improved in terms of punctuality. About 62 per cent of buses were on time so far this year, up from 17 per cent in 2008.

“Public bus service operational indicators reveal that in the first half of the year, bus commuters increased to about 56 million transported in 1.8 million journeys, of which 44 million used ‘urban transport’, buses operating in over 80 domestic routes covering the various districts and towns of Dubai. About seven million used inter-city buses operating in over 13 routes covering the main cities across the emirates.