Page 308 - SALIK PR REPORT ENGLISH AUGUST 2024

Currently, there are eight operational Salik gates located across Dubai. These
are Al Mamzar North, Al Mamzar South, Al Garhoud Bridge, Al Maktoum
Bridge, Airport Tunnel, Al Safa, Al Barsha and Jebel Ali.
Each time a vehicle passes through a Salik toll gate, the RFID scans the Salik
sticker tag attached to the car’s windscreen, and a toll fee of Dh4 is
automatically deducted from the motorist’s prepaid toll account, which can
be topped up online or through recharge cards. Failure to maintain an
adequate account balance or passing through Salik without a valid tag will
lead to penalties.
Last year, about 593 million journeys went through Salik's toll gates. From
January to June this year, 238.5 million trips passed through the eight toll
gates, resulting in Dh1.1 billion half-year revenue, up by 5.6 per cent from the
same period last year.

Toll gates in the capital

The road toll system is also available in Abu Dhabi, where Darb was
introduced in January 2021. Like in Dubai, motorists who pass any of the main
bridges leading to the capital city (Al Maqtaa Bridge, Mussafah Bridge, Sheikh
Zayed Bridge and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Bridge) are also charged Dh4 for
every journey.
Motorists who pass through DARB, however, are only charged during peak
hours which are 7am to 9am and 5pm to 7pm, from Monday to Saturday. No
DARB charges apply during non-peak hours on weekdays and DARB toll is
free whole day on Sundays and public holidays.
Salik gates in Dubai are chargeable during the holidays and 24 hours daily;
except in Al Maktoum, where passing is free on Sundays and from 10pm to
6am Monday to Saturday.
(With inputs from SM Ayaz Zakir and Nasreen Abdulla)

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