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Free Wi-Fi at 50 Dubai bus stops
By Staff www.khaleejtimes.com
A contract has been awarded for the construction of 400 air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned bus shelters in Dubai.
The project will be complete by...
Dubai Airport to operate only family-size taxis
Dubai transport authorities have announced plans to deploy only the seven-seater family-size taxis at the emirate's airports. The move comes under the overall endeavours to raise customer satisfaction rating and responding to customer needs and aspirations, said a top official at Dubai Taxi Corporation.
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Dh5 is bus fare from MoE to Miracle Garden
By Staff www.gulfnews.com
Dubai: Haven't got a clue how to reach the award-winning Dubai Miracle Garden?
Fret...
Dubai Tram on Facebook
Dubai tram opening on 11th Nov 2014. Dubai Tram on Facebook. News. Photos. Videos
New bus timings and routes unveiled in Dubai
Bus run time will improve considerably in Dubai as the Roads and Transport revises several routes and revived previous stops in Dubai from September 1.
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Safe distance rule violation major cause of accidents in UAE
By Dina Aboul Hosn gulfnews.com
Speed on the road does kill, but only when accompanied by...
Riders cutting a ticket for inter-city buses between Sharjah-Dubai
The inter-city bus service shuttling between Dubai and Sharjah has reported a rise in the...
Dubai RTA announces two new direct bus routes to Tecom Free Zones
The public transport agency of Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced two new bus routes - Route 83 and Route 85 - that connect Tecom free zones Dubai Internet City (DIC), Dubai Media City (DMC) and Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV) to Karama and Discovery Gardens respectively. The buses operating on the new routes can cut down the commuting time for office-goers within the free zones by almost 50 per cent. The timings of the two bus routes takes into account the peak hours.
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Ignoring inspections of tyres could be fatal: RTA
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has called on motorists, particularly those travelling far distances on international highways, to carry out continuous tyre inspection of their vehicles’ tires to ensure that they are proper.
Dubai to start 5 new bus routes, improve 13 others
By Staff www.emirates247.com
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is launching on this April 15 five new bus routes in Dubai, and introducing improvements on 13...
Shaikh Mohammed unveils mega Jumeirah Central project in Dubai
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday announced the...
RTA shares ad permits expertise with delegation of Ajman Municipality
The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has reviewed with a delegation of Ajman Municipality its expertise in organizing outdoor ads across Dubai Emirate and expressed readiness to cooperate with any entity interested in benefiting from RTA pioneering practices in its specialist fields of business.
Road to Safety: Bus-only lanes will make capital’s roads better for all travellers
ABU DHABI // The introduction of bus-only lanes, upgrading 40 bus stations and creating pedestrian access will make public transport services more attractive, ease...
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30% tint, no curtains in UAE school buses; cameras next?
Source: www.emirates247.com
UAE school bus windows must be tinted to 30 per cent, and not use any curtains or blinds, a senior official with Emirates...
mParking problems solved
Various technical issues that have been bogging down the Roads and Transport Authority’s mParking system off late have been sorted out, a senior official told Khaleej Times. The RTA, however, says that with the recent overhauling of the system all problems should be history.
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Dubai unveils new app for on-demand bus service
Dubai's transport authority is set to launch trials of a new bus on-demand service which will operate via a smart app.
.@RTA_Dubai introduces Bus On-Demand App Service in Gitex (MVMANT), the first app of its...
Abu Dhabi private schools suspend after-school sports due to lack of compliant buses
A shortage of regulation-compliant school buses in Abu Dhabi has forced at least two private schools to cancel some after-school sports matches.
Headmasters from Cranleigh Abu Dhabi and the British School Al Khubairat issued separate...
Video: RTA tests new, bigger bus in Dubai
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched the test run of a VDL bus, the first bus to join RTA...
Al Tayer: Bus compliance with timetables soars from 69% in 2015 to 74% in...
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that THE compliance OF public buses with the approved timetables had soared from...
151 million boarded RTA buses in 2016
The Public Transport Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai revealed that its public buses had lifted 151.1 million riders last year.
"Such an increase is indicative of the growing culture of...
Self-driving bus with no back-up driver nears California street
A pair of $250,000 autonomous buses began driving around an empty San Francisco Bay Area parking lot on Monday, preparing to move onto a local public road in California's first pilot program for a...
RTA marks ‘Month of Reading’ with smart app, audio books for visually impaired people
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is marking the ‘Month of Reading’ in March, with a number of initiatives and events including smart app and audio books for visually impaired people.
The initiative, which is...
RTA captures 878 passengers evading bus fares in 2017
RTA's Public Transport Agency confirmed that a number of malpractices amongst public bus riders reduced in January and February of this year compared to the same duration of last year.
"The field work teams of...
ArtBus 2017 welcomes design proposals from talented UAE artists
The eleventh edition of ArtBus is welcoming design proposals from talented nationals and UAE-based artists, for this artistic initiative that will run in Dubai 17 - 19 March, 2017.
Offering the opportunity to work with...
New colour scheme for metro feeder buses
RTA’s Public Transport Agency has unveiled a new colour scheme for the Dubai Metro Feeder Buses emulating the shape of the metro carriages.
The step aims to ease the mobility of commuters, and enhance...
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Bus crash in Iran kills 26 schoolgirls
A passenger bus in southwestern Iran overturned on Friday evening, killing 26 female high school students on board, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Eighteen others were injured when the bus, carrying students from the town of Borujen, flipped on the Izeh-Lordegan road, about 700 km (435 miles) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iranian media reported.
