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RTA to install 35 more cameras on roads
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will install 35 more fixed and mobile cameras on junctions and highways across Dubai to monitor traffic.
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:09 August 3, 2008
- The cameras can move in all directions, horizontally and vertically.
- Image Credit: Supplied Picture
Dubai: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will install 35 more fixed and mobile cameras on junctions and highways across Dubai to monitor traffic.
The latest additions bring the total number of cameras on the city's roads to 232, covering 108 kilometres of highway.
Mobility
Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA, said the latest developments sought to ensure smooth mobility for all road users.
"By awarding this contract, the number of surveillance cameras installed rises to 232; 12 of them in the Al Shindagha Tunnel, 111 in the Airport Tunnel and 109 on highways and at light signal-controlled junctions.
Control centre
"These cameras are linked with the control centre through optic fibres and microwaves technology.
"The project will boost the efficiency of the traffic system in a way compatible with the massive expansion of traffic volumes and road planning," Al Tayer said.
Offices of the Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) will monitor the traffic situation from an advanced control room at the recently-renovated Traffic Signal Control Centre at Bani Yas.
State-of-the-art technology will be used to cover key roads including Shaikh Zayed, Al Khaleej, Emirates, Shaikh Rashid, Abu Baker, Al Siddique, Al Ittihad, Al Mina and Bani Yas Road as well as Al Shindagha Tunnel, Al Maktoum Bridge and Al Garhoud Bridge.
Al Tayer added: "Mobile cameras are characterised by their transmission of live events and ability to move in all directions horizontally and vertically."
Moved
"Moreover, the camera can be moved and installed in another location in a short time. Cameras can be used in monitoring the ongoing roadworks, temporary traffic diversions, exit and entry points of key roads and other areas of concern."
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