The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority denied yesterday that it has started work on the second phase of the road toll tax. For the first time, Dubai introduced in July a toll tax on motorists who cross Garhoud Bridge and use Sheikh Zayed Road. Motorists who use the road have to pay the 24-hour toll when they pass the electronic tollgates. A fee of AED4 is automatically deducted from the motorist's account.
Rumors have been rife in the emirates about additional gates to be added. A report yesterday from Fujairah said that the authority had started work on eight new gates in the city. They included all the major routes in the emirate including Shindagha Tunnel, Maktoum Bridge, Floating Bridge, Emirates Road, Al-Khail Road, Nad Al-Hamar Road and Business Bay crossing.
However, Salah Al-Marzouqi, from the RTA denied the news report saying that the authority has no plans for the second phase of the project.
In separate news, the RTA announced that the first phase of widening Emirates Road, extending from the borders of Sharjah to Al-Aweer Intersection, has been completed. The road will open on Friday.
Nabeel Mohammed Saleh, director of RTA, said widening works involved providing additional lanes throughout five of the existing intersections of Emirates Road in the initial stage. It will contribute to easing traffic congestion on this vital road. The estimated number of vehicles using this road is around 10,000 per hour in each direction. The project aims at reducing traffic bottlenecks at the entry and exit points on the road.
According to the plan, all works associated with the second phase of the project, extending from Al-Aweer Intersection to Arabian Ranches Intersection, are being carried out at a cost of AED333 million. The project is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2008. Source
Rumors have been rife in the emirates about additional gates to be added. A report yesterday from Fujairah said that the authority had started work on eight new gates in the city. They included all the major routes in the emirate including Shindagha Tunnel, Maktoum Bridge, Floating Bridge, Emirates Road, Al-Khail Road, Nad Al-Hamar Road and Business Bay crossing.
However, Salah Al-Marzouqi, from the RTA denied the news report saying that the authority has no plans for the second phase of the project.
In separate news, the RTA announced that the first phase of widening Emirates Road, extending from the borders of Sharjah to Al-Aweer Intersection, has been completed. The road will open on Friday.
Nabeel Mohammed Saleh, director of RTA, said widening works involved providing additional lanes throughout five of the existing intersections of Emirates Road in the initial stage. It will contribute to easing traffic congestion on this vital road. The estimated number of vehicles using this road is around 10,000 per hour in each direction. The project aims at reducing traffic bottlenecks at the entry and exit points on the road.
According to the plan, all works associated with the second phase of the project, extending from Al-Aweer Intersection to Arabian Ranches Intersection, are being carried out at a cost of AED333 million. The project is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2008. Source
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