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Among the aims of setting up the additional toll gates is “encouraging public

transport usage and reducing dependence on private vehicles”, according to
the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
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“The traffic toll policies … encourage the public to shift towards mass

transport means such as the metro, buses, marine transport, and soft
mobility options,” said Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the
Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, as the authority announced the new
toll gates.

Meanwhile, the RTA has said that it will — in the future — consider a
suggestion to implement a flexible toll system that takes into account traffic
congestion and gate locations.
The RTA was responding to a tweet by veteran lawyer Dr Habib Al Mulla, who

proposed two ideas:

• The first is dynamic toll fares that increase during peak hours and
decrease when there is no traffic congestion. This will help reduce
traffic on streets with Salik gates, while ensuring motorists are not
charged the same toll when passing through them when they are
not crowded.
• The second is to impose double fees in central business districts
during working hours. “This system is in place in many countries and
aims to spare business areas such as the financial centres, for
example, from unnecessary traffic,” he posted on X.
In response, the RTA said it is open to implementing these suggestions based
on its studies.

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