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H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that the aggregate approved budget for RTA expenses in 2010 is Dhs10.741bn, of which Dhs2.835bn is Operational Budget, and Dhs7.906bn is Capital and Project Budget.

Dubai Metro Red Line. Trip from Khalid Bin Al Waleed to Deira City Center

Commuters clamour for increased frequency of trains during rush hour

The full opening of the remaining stations of Dubai Metro’s Red Line has been delayed by two months, a top official told 7DAYS. Abdul Majeed Al Khaja, CEO of the rail agency said it had granted an extension for the contractors until April to complete the work. The stations had been due to open next month.

Dubai could spend about $3bn in transport infrastructure projects in 2010 as it looks to stimulate the economy and has no issue paying its contractors, the chairman of the transport department said.

A brief ride on the wonderful Dubai Metro on 4 January 2010...... The opening day of Burj Khalifa!

Earlier in January, Japan's Nikkei business daily said a consortium of one Turkish and four Japanese companies will suspend construction of Dubai's Metro due to a delay in payment from the Dubai government. A spokesman for general contractor Obayashi Corp (1802.T) said the construction slowdown was due to cost increases linked to design changes.

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority, has launched the new portal of Dubai Metro (www.rta.ae/dubai_metro) along with the voice browser service of RTA website for the use visually-impaired surfers, in order to enable them benefit from the services offered by the RTA.

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority, has launched the new portal of Dubai Metro along with the voice browser service of RTA website for the use visually-impaired surfers, in order to enable them benefit from the services offered by the RTA.

Contracts for the GCC rail project are expected to be awarded in December this year while the $15.5 billion (Dh56.93bn) project is set to be fully operational by as early as 2016, a senior official said.