UAE | Traffic and Transport

Dubai to spend Dh74b on transport system

A strategic plan was unveiled on Friday that will put in place modern and integrated road network and public transport system and cater to the existing and future development requirements in the emirate until 2020.

  • By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter
  • Published: 23:33 May 3, 2009
  • Gulf News

Dubai: The Dubai Government will spend Dh74 billion to boost to its road network and public transport system.

A strategic plan was unveiled on Friday that will put in place modern and integrated road network and public transport system and cater to the existing and future development requirements in the emirate until 2020.

The highlight of the Dubai Strategic Plan is a multi-tier public transport system that includes expansion of Dubai Metro in addition to introducing tram services.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has reviewed the plan and has given his consent for its implementation, WAM reported.

Mattar Al Tayer, Board Chairman and Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), briefed Shaikh Mohammad on the plan and gave detailed presentations on Dubai's transport policies until 2020 and sources of funding the project.

Of the Dh74 billion outlay, the government will spend Dh44 billion on road infrastructure and Dh30 billion for the integrated public transport system.

The plan includes construction of new roads with a total length of 500km, more than 95 new interchanges and improving the existing road network in Dubai.

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