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RTA considering installing Salik gate on Emirates Road, says report

The report said indicators of the general budget for Dubai for 2010 expect the RTA to increase Salik revenues by introducing a new Salik gate on Emirates Road.

  • Staff Report
  • Published: 20:03 December 21, 2009

  • Image Credit: Xpress
  • Motorists have to pay Dh4 when crossing a Salik toll gate.
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Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is considering installing a Salik gate on Emirates Road, Arabic daily Al Bayan reported on Monday.

The report said indicators of the general budget for Dubai for 2010 expect the RTA to increase Salik revenues by introducing a new Salik gate on Emirates Road.

This was discussed at a meeting of the Dubai general budget committee for 2010.

Motorists have to pay Dh4 when crossing a Salik toll gate. Currently, there are four gates on Al Garhoud and Al Maktoum bridges, Shaikh Zayed Road near Safa interchange and Mall of the Emirates.

Comments (16)

  1. Added 13:03 December 22, 2009

    This is unfair to install salik gate on Emirates road this is only the free way we use.

    Anonymous, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

  2. Added 12:43 December 22, 2009

    We have to face traffic jams on sheikh zayed road even if we pay salik tolls. if Salik policy is only to reduce traffic jams then y its charging on fridays or in the mid night ? Now most of vehicles are going by emirates road for avoiding salik tolls and traffic. RTA should announce some alternates roads for avoiding salik .

    Jacob , Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  3. Added 12:42 December 22, 2009

    Not surprised!!

    Anonymous, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  4. Added 12:41 December 22, 2009

    The first gates on SZR merely succeeded in taking traffic from the main road, where it should be, and pushing on to adjacent roads which should be for local traffic.

    Anonymous, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  5. Added 12:35 December 22, 2009

    I dont think its the right idea to keep a salik on emirates road as I use it every day for going and coming back from my office. Like me many people use it commonly and doing this could cause much more traffic and irritation for the people. In this situation I will have the use all the difficult roads to reach my house in sharjah. I request the authority not to do this during this period atleast.

    Anonymous, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  6. Added 12:27 December 22, 2009

    Put all the proper public infrastructures first, complete the Metro Line and the Bus Routes and then, if you really have to, put SALIK. And activate SALIK gates only during rush hours. There's no need to charge us during midnight when most of the people are sleeping. This is a humanitarian act esp. during these hard times.

    Anonymous, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  7. Added 12:22 December 22, 2009

    There is STILL traffic everywhere despite the fact that people like me have to pay a minimum of 16 AED per day on Salik. At economic times like that, the community needs to be considered as they are the backbone of this city's infrastructure.

    Anonymous, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  8. Added 12:22 December 22, 2009

    Well, its not the right time still, Having not much alternative routes and people already burdened with existing gates. I request RTA to postpone this untill there is enough alternatives offered.

    Mohammad, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

  9. Added 12:11 December 22, 2009

    If Salik is for road development then a toll on the Emirates Road can be justifiied particularly as the Bypass road is now ready - however first n foremost Salik needs to come at the Dubai borders with Sharjah.

    Anonymous, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  10. Added 12:01 December 22, 2009

    When Salik was first introducted, it was mentioned to push people to use other roads and decrease traffic on Shaikh Zayed. So, it there is Salik now on Shaikh Zayed and will be on Emirates Road, so which road shall we take,......the sky.

    Anonymous, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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