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Al Safa South gate will be linked to the older Safa North gate an, like the

Mamzar gates, will only charge a single payment from those crossing

both gates within an hour.

In an earlier interview, Mr Al Haddad said it was the first time that Salik

gates would be solar-powered, supporting the authority's "sustainable
growth agenda" and "commitment to green energy".

He also said that plans were under way to power all Salik gates by solar

energy over the next few years.

The Salik chief executive said the toll gates had "contributed to reducing

the total travel time across the emirate by approximately 6 million

hours annually and increased the number of public transport users by

about 9 million passengers annually”.

During its IPO announcement in 2022, Salik had hinted at plans to

introduce “dynamic pricing”, which varies depending on the time of the

day. “The Roads and Transport Authority could implement dynamic

pricing through optimising the toll rates depending on the time of the

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