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“Tolls alone don’t solve traffic congestion,” she said. “They might divert or

redistribute it, but they don’t address the root cause.”
According to Yasir Saeed, a Dubai-based architect and master planner, the
tolls are currently making people cause more congestion on other highways.
“To avoid the Dh4 tolls, they spend Dh10 on petrol trying to get to their

destinations,” he said. “Moreover, due to the increasing amount of cars on the
road, the traffic is quite high everywhere around the city. So it doesn’t matter
whether you take tolls or not, you are invariably going to spend an hour or
more in traffic during peak times.”

Public transport system

Shweta said that for tolls to have a “significant impact”, it was essential for
alternate transport options to be accessible. “One of the most forward-

thinking approaches is the Milton Keynes Mobility as a Service (MaaS) model
in the UK,” she said.

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