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"The Rail Agency of the RTA is all set to chalk out a comprehensive plan to close the existing gaps at the Metro stations and trains in a bid to improve the quality of services for special needs people," said Adnan Al Hammadi, Chief Executive Officer of the Rail Agency. He said the new initiatives was being launched in light of the study conducted by the Rail Planning and Development Department to assess the basic requirements of special needs people while using public transport.

Road & Transport Authority - Mohammed Al Munji: His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has recently received a Sudanese delegation headed by His Excellency Abdullah Ahmed Mohammed, Minister of Planning and Development, Khartoum State, in the presence of the General Manager of Public Transport Company at Khartoum State Dr. Ali Khidir Bakheet, the CEO of RTA Public Transport Agency Eisa Abdul Rahman Al Dosari, and several Sudanese officials. The meeting discussed various means of cooperation in the field of public transport and modern transit systems.

Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), said: “Targeting to realise multi-modal integration of mass transit systems as envisaged in the RTA Strategic Plan, which is aligned with the Dubai Strategic Plan (Infrastructure Sector) aimed at providing an integrated road and transport system that ensures smooth traffic flow and the highest levels of safety for all system users.” RTA is making expeditious efforts to make the public transport means the ideal mobility choice for people in the Emirate.

The Bus Dep’t, Public Transport Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has honoured 150 distinguished bus drivers during the biannual 2010 ceremony held at Al Awir Station attended by the CEO of Public Transport Agency Eisa Abdul Rahman Al Dosari and the Director of Bus Furat Al Amri in addition to other Directors and officials of the Agency.

A young Emirati man has been thanked by police for the third time for his good deeds. In his latest act of goodwill, the young man handed over a wallet containing Dh3,000 to Dubai Police. Mahmoud Moussa Ali, who works as a fine collector at the Roads & Transport Authority, found the wallet in Al Rifa’a area and handed it in at the neighbourhood’s police station. The wallet also included credit cards, an ID card and driving license.

The Dubai Metro is a driverless, fully automated metro network in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line is almost fully operational, the Green Line is under construction with trials commenced in October 2010, and 3 further lines are planned, with some doubt expressed on their feasibility following the financial downturn experienced by Dubai after September 2008.

The Licensing Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai will launch its third online auction of distinguished number plates for vehicles from January 21. Around 500 distinguished number plates with ‘G' and ‘J' codes will be offered in the online auction, which will continue for a week.

Engineer Maitha bin Udai, CEO of the Traffic and Roads Agency at Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), stated that last December the Agency awarded a contract to an international consultant to upgrade and improve the performance of traffic signals, virtual messaging signs, and the Traffic Control Center in the Emirate.

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) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Airport Free Zone with regard to issuing permits to individuals and businesses interested in practicing transport-related activities.