Tag: Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)
6th online number plate auction fetches 2.1m dirham
The sixth online number plate auction recently held by the Licensing Agency, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) through RTA website has attracted huge attention with the number of participants hitting 119 persons hailing from various nationalities, categories and age groups among community members interested in buying number plates online.
No ending fast on Dubai Metro
Ending your fast inside the Metro trains during Ramadan will invite a fine, a senior Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official has warned.
Passenger overcharged on Dubai Metro
A Metro passenger is demanding reimbursement, claiming he was overcharged over several weeks for his rides. The tariff from Ibn Battuta to Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) station used to be just Dh2.30 as it's within one zone. But he cited "evidence" that he's been charged Dh4.10 - nearly 80 per cent more
Dubai meeting to focus on 4th edition of DAST
The Organising Committee of the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) at the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is to organise an extensive gathering about the 4th edition of DAST 2011.
Expanding 4th DAST underlines successes of past editions
The key feature of the 4th DAST edition 2011 is the expansion of its reach to cover the whole UAE; a step which will be marked with a shift in the scope of the Award, and raise the bar on the competitiveness between the public, semi-public entities as well as private businesses operating in the UAE.
RTA Showcases Terhaal Initiative In Arabian Travel Market
As part of its participation in the Arabian Travel Market 2011, the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) exhibited Terhaal program. An integrated package of vital information and important means needed by visitors and tourists coming to Dubai from all of the world with a view to bringing about a genuine integration of mass transit modes and ensuring their availability for tourists from the moment they board the plane up to their arrival in Dubai Airport such that they can find upon arrival an integrated network of public transport spanning the metro, public buses, water bus and water taxi.
RTA gears to reduce power consumption
Power Saving Team at Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), in cooperation with the Human Resources & Development Department, has recently held the inaugural workshop as part of a series of events intended to translate the Dubai Government Strategy 2011 aimed at achieving sustainable development & optimal consumption of resources.
Al Tayer receives Arab, foreign delegations taking part in UITP Congress
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), has received at Al Wasl Hall, Dubai World Trade Center, a number of Arab and foreign officials taking part in the UITP Congress and Exhibition.
French Minister: UITP Congress in Dubai promises to be the most...
His Excellency H.E. Maurice Leroy, Minister of the City, stated that the French firms and factories specialized in various transport fields would be strongly represented in the 59th International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Congress and Exhibition to be hosted by Dubai from 10 to 14 April 2011 under the theme: Boosting Public Transport ... Action!.
New ferry route and Metro Station improve transport in Dubai
In just one week, Dubai will see two major expansions to its transportation infrastructure, with the recently launched Ferry Dubai come on stream alongside the new Jebel Ali station on the Dubai Metro Red Line. On Friday, Shaikh Mohammed officially launched Ferry Dubai - the latest water transport service offered by the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)