UAE | Traffic and Transport
Sharjah residents fed up with lack of parking
Residents are weary of waiting for a multi-storey car park since it has become almost impossible to find a parking space.
- By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:03 May 13, 2008
Sharjah: Residents are weary of waiting for a multi-storey car park since it has become almost impossible to find a parking space.
"I have heard about the new indoor car park but wonder when it will finally be ready. We really need to have more parking spaces because it is impossible to find one, especially in the evenings," said Ammar Musallam.
Sharjah Municipality announced last year that several multi-storey car parks will be built throughout the city.
"My building does not provide any parking for residents, so I have to drive up to 30 minutes sometimes to find a free parking spot that is far away from my house. Having a multi-storey car park will help ... and it will be better if we can have it soon," said Khalid Ali.
The municipality has so far completed 11 per cent of the multi-storey car parks in Al Majaz, much to the disappointment of residents.
"The eight-storey building will be completed by April 2009, at a cost of Dh21 million, and will provide 1,819 parking spaces," said Abdulrahman Al Mahmoud, Head of Transport and Freight Department at Sharjah Municipality.
Share this article
More from UAE Traffic and Transport
More from UAE
Popular in UAE
-
Your pictures
Readers' pictures
The best reader pictures from around the UAE this week
Latest news
- Dance group brings taste of Korean culture to Abu Dhabi
- EAD studies focus on water security
- Dubai Press Club marks 10th anniversary
- Visitors flock to see latest offerings at Sharjah book fair
- UAE combats human trafficking
- Ministry denies hijacking of UAE-flagged ship
- Saif meets special needs centre users
- Man says he repaid 95% of amount he embezzled
- Dubai saleswoman claims she was duped, raped
- Female clerk, waiter deny drug trafficking charges
- Live hoardings: Ad a glance
- Gem of a woman
- Dewa charges: It's a bitter bill
- Weighty matter: Zap those fat cells
- Recycle your organic waste
Community Reports
-
Help me find my precious cat
Raif, my cute eight-month-old ‘fur ball', went missing in Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen area last month
-
Pavement parking irks pedestrians
Gulf News reader calls on authorities to step in and stop car owners from invading pathways meant for safe walking
-
Faded parking lines pose a problem
Motorists could be fined for parking incorrectly even though they can hardly see the boundaries in the designated areas
-
School buses block residential parking
Commercial vehicles taking up free parking facilities in Al Wuheida, inconveniencing residents in surrounding villas
