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enhance technical road and transport systems. The initiative also
reflects the RTA's commitment to implementing policies aimed at

encouraging public transport usage and reducing dependence on
private vehicles.

These measures are part of the RTA's efforts to streamline traffic flows

on Dubai's roads by rerouting traffic to alternative traffic corridors
such as Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Dubai - Al Ain Road, Ras Al
Khor Road, and Al Manama Street. They also encourage using

alternative Creek crossings, such as the Infinity Bridge and Al
Shindagha Tunnel, besides encouraging residents and visitors to opt
for less crowded traffic routes.

As per RTA's plan, the two gates are set to be fully operational by

November 2024, in concurrence with the completion of the Al Khail
Road Improvement Project.

The project encompasses the construction of five intersections and
braided ramps and the introduction of rapid traffic solutions at two
key points along Al Khail Road. It also includes enhancing the surface
intersections of First Al Khail Road with Al Meydan and Al Zumurrud

Streets.

Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of

Executive Directors of the RTA, said, "The existing toll gates
contributed to reducing the total travel time in Dubai by 6 million
hours annually, decreasing traffic volumes on the Al Maktoum and Al
Garhoud bridges by 26%, reducing travel times on Sheikh Zayed Road

and Al Ittihad Street by 24%, and increasing the number of mass
transit users by 9 million riders per annum."

He added that international consultants' studies and proposals have

concluded the need to install a toll gate at the Business Bay Crossing as
well as Al Safa South Toll Gate as an operational gate such that a single
tariff is required when crossings between the two Al Safa Gates (north

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