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"The number of fines has reduced as the Metro passengers in Dubai are gradually becoming aware of the dos and don'ts while riding the trains," noted Ramadan Abdullah, Director of the Rail Operations Department at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Dubai: The Dubai Metro chief Abdul Majid Al Khaja has reportedly resigned from his office for unknown reasons, Gulf News has learnt from reliable sources. "Yes, Al Khaja has tendered his resignation," confirmed a highly-placed source in the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), together with senior executives across the world, will attend the grand celebrations staged by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) in Brussels (17 - 19/09/2010) in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the UITP; which will hold its 59th Congress and Exhibition in Dubai 2011.

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) recently received H.E. Dr. Hassan bin Eisa Al Fadhala, Executive Vice-President for Operations, Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, in the presence of H.E. Faris Al Nuaimi, Qatari Consul General in Dubai; Ghanim Hassan Al Ibrahim, Director of the Group’s Projects; and Sultan Bakheet Al Azzi, Director of Qatar Railways Project.

Dubai will have more than 100 pedestrian bridges within the next two years, Gulf News has learnt. The official said that construction on at least 16 pedestrian bridges is on the cards. There are slight changes in the specifications and the completion time has been extended. The more than 100 pedestrian bridges by 2012 will include 47 metro station bridges when all the Metro stations on the Red and the Green Line open by the end of 2011.

Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) opens today Tuesday the bridges leading to the entry and exit points of Murdiff City Center near Emirates Road. The project comprises a 3-lane bridge for traffic inbound from Emirates Road (Rashidiya) heading towards the Center, and another bridge to serve the traffic inbound from Tripoli Road to the Center.

The delegation took Professor Neumann in a tour to Mall of the Emirates Metro Station, where he commended the project, site, design and multi-modal integration. He added that the metro was the ideal and best means of travelling to the key centers in the city rather than using cars. He further stated that the metro was the most environment-friendly means of transport and promised to transfer this successful experience of Dubai Metro to the public through lectures and meetings he holds in global conferences.

The emirate is well on track to achieve its ambitious target of 30 per cent of commuters using public transport in the emirate by 2020. The Dubai government's Comprehensive Integrated Public Transport Master Plan, which aims to provide a complete network of transport to passengers, has started yielding results with a marked increase in number of passengers using public transport.

Since we sold our car, I have become a frequent traveller and user of public transport. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and commend their efforts in providing transport facilities for the residents of Dubai.

"The number of passengers in 2010 is set to grow further with the opening of rest of the stations on the Red Line of the Metro," said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA. He hoped that only the Metro would carry more than 35 millon passengers this year as the users are increasing gradually.