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Jordanian Munawar Hamzah, 50, drives back and forth from Sharjah to
her children’s school in Dubai’s Al Qusais. She said what should be a 10-
minute drive often stretches to 45 minutes due to traffic.
“Every school day, I pass the Salik gate on my way to drop them off in

the morning and again when I pick them up at around 3pm. I already
pay eight dirhams each way, which adds up to 16 dirhams daily," she
said.
"What may seem like a small amount to some really adds up over time.
Currently, I pay around Dh320 a month for a standard 20-school-day
month. The increase brings my daily total to Dh20 and my monthly
expense to Dh400, that's a 25 per cent increase we will honestly
struggle to come up with."
The only viable alternative route would double her commuting time, she

added.
Earlier this month, the emirate's government released the results of
surveys showing flexible and remote-working policies can ease
congestion on Dubai roads, cutting peak-hour traffic by up to 30 per
cent.
The surveys, conducted by the Roads and Transport Authority and the
Dubai Government Human Resources Department looked at

how flexible working hours, with a two-hour start window, and four to
five days of remote working per month across both the private and
public sectors in Dubai, impacted traffic.
Updated: November 29, 2024, 4:47 PM

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/11/29/salik-price-rise-traffic/