Tag: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has received His Excellency Tang Wei, Consul General of the Peoples’ Republic of China in Dubai. During the meeting, they discussed prospects of strengthening cooperation and exchanging expertise between the RTA and its counterpart in China, besides collaborating with other Chinese entities and companies operating in the rail industry and road projects.

Dubai: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched two manuals for the visually impaired. The manuals will help spread awareness about road safety and use of Dubai metro.

As many as 430 streets have been renamed so far in Dubai’s new integrated address system that will see the city divided into several sectors and each sector further sub-divided into communities.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and chairman of Emirates, has hailed the work of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) for the plans to accommodate the expansion of Dubai International Airport by 2020.

Dubai Metro’s Red Line will have an additional stop — Energy station in Jebel Ali — operating from September 30, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced. Until now 28 of the 29 stations on the Red Line were operational and Energy station will be the last station to open its doors to commuters.

As part of its community-oriented initiatives, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) kicked off the Charity Bus initiative for the third consecutive year by providing a bus laden with rations comprising the most essential food supplies to be delivered to needy families in Dubai and people waiting in bus stations during the month of Ramadan.

Payment of fare for intercity buses between Dubai and Sharjah can now be made through Nol cards as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) expands the Unified Automated Fair Collection system network, a senior RTA official said.

Dubai Taxi Corporation of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has reiterated its commitment to the autism awareness campaign recently launched in cooperation with Dubai Autism Centre (DAC). Under the theme “Discover what fascinates a child with Autism”, the campaign was promoted through awareness advertisements posted on taxi cabs.

Right Angle was contracted by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to operate the 650 air-conditioned bus shelters. The RTA insists that non-working AC will be fixed immediately and complaints will be dealt with promptly.

Appreciating the pivotal role labourers played in building the infrastructure of Dubai, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has decorated workers through various initiatives.