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“Right now, what we have in Dubai is a linear toll system,” said Dr. Khaled

Alawadi, Associate Professor of Sustainable Urbanism at Khalifa University.
“With the upcoming toll gates, we will have four toll gates on Sheikh Zayed
Road alone. I think there would be an equal distribution of traffic if it was a
circular toll system where toll gates are established on multiple roads rather

than multiple toll gates on the same road.”
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He said tolls can also be implemented on cars entering busy districts. “Areas

like Dubai Marina and JBR are always congested,” he said. “If toll gates are put
in these areas which makes entry free for residents and visitors are charged, it
could reduce congestion.”

Dr. Khaled Alawadi
Shweta Gandhi, Associate Consultant of Urban Planning and Strategy at
Kearney, said the effectiveness of toll gates in reducing traffic is not very high.

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