Tag: roads
30m flowering plants adds colour to Dubai
It is blooming time in the desert city and the civic body says it has already planted 30 million seedlings of flowering plants across Dubai this year. What adds to their beauty is the fact that they are all produced in the nurseries under the Dubai Municipality.
RTA inks partnership agreement with Dubai Judicial Institute
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently signed a partnership agreement with the Dubai Judicial Institute providing for the two parties to share scientific expertise and cooperate in gaining more legal knowledge to enhance the performance.
RTA inks Dubai Water Canal deal
The Canal passes across Al Safa Park, Al Wasl Road, Jumeirah 2 district, and Jumeirah Road before terminating at the Arabian Gulf near Jumeirah Beach Park.
Abu Dhabi to build $2bn main roads to Dubai & KSA
The 327km Mafraq - Ghweifat main road, expected to be accomplished by 2017, extends from Mafraq to the international border linking the UAE with KSA in Ghweifat. It also passes through the Industrial Centre in Ruwais and some tourist and commercial locations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Dubai roads at standstill as students get back to school on...
The first day of school was met with frustration as traffic was at a standstill on major roads in Dubai. Many commuters were stuck in traffic for more than an hour, with many taking to social media to vent their frustrations.
Abu Dhabi infrared cameras detect traffic light violators without flash
Drivers who jump red lights might think their act has gone unnoticed but thanks to new technology the police’s new infrared cameras work without using a flash.
850km of cycle tracks planned for Dubai
Cycle tracks stretching 850 kilometres across the length and breadth of Dubai will be built over the next few years as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) goes all out to encourage residents to use an eco-friendly and healthy means of transport.
21 pedestrians killed crossing Dubai roads so far this year
Maj Gen Mohammed Saif Al Zaffin, director of the Dubai Police traffic department, said that in the first five months of this year there were 166 accidents with 154 people being injured, 22 seriously.
Salik dodgers causing traffic tailbacks on Dubai and Sharjah roads
A steep increase in traffic on alternative routes between Dubai and Sharjah since the introduction of two new Salik gates on Al Ittihad Road and Airport Tunnel has left residents in Al Ghusais, Al Nahda, Al Twar and Oud Al Muteena fuming.
RTA to introduce e-services for Dubai motorists
The e-services will include the renewal of licences for vehicles under three years old, applications for licences for drivers under the age of 21, application for driver/vehicle licensing certificates, requests for parking cards, as well as the current Salik top-up option.
