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organisational purposes. A single tariff will be required when crossing between
the two Safa Gates (north and south) within a one-hour window.

The move is aligned with the RTA's comprehensive strategic plan to develop road
networks, public transport routes and services and 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 and south) within one hour. This
measure is intended to maintain traffic service levels, accommodate traffic
volumes, and control congestion on the road network and at intersections.

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