2 new Dubai Salik toll gates in 2024: 5 things to know
Location of new gates, six alternative routes to take, and when you won’t get charged
Dubai: From Sunday, November 24, new Salik gates will become operational in Dubai, after Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that it would be introducing two new toll gates this year, which would not only distribute traffic across the city’s entire road network, reducing traffic congestion and volume, but also encourage people to use public transport options, like the Dubai Metro, public buses and marine transport.
Here are five things you need to know about the new toll gates.
1. Where will they be located?
The location for the new toll gates will be:
1. Business Bay Crossing, on Al Khail Road.
2. Al Safa South on Sheikh Zayed Road, between Al Meydan and Umm Al Sheif streets.
2. When will the new gates be operational?
The two gates will be fully operational by November 24, 2024.
3. There is already a Salik gate in Al Safa, will I be charged twice?
No, if you pass both the gates – Al Safa South and North, within a one hour duration, you will only be charged once, as per the RTA’s announcement.
This system is similar to the existing system in place for toll gates in Al Mamzar North and Al Mamzar South. If you pass both those gates in one direction within one hour and without exiting the highway in between the gates, you will be charged only once.
4. What are the alternative routes for the new Salik gates?
According to RTA, the introduction of the new gates will reroute traffic to the following alternative roads:
Alternative routes close to the Al Safa South Salik toll gate:
1. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road (E311)
2. Dubai-Al Ain Road (E66)
3. Ras Al Khor Road (E44)
4. Al Manama Street (D77/D67)
Alternative routes for Business Bay Crossing that allow motorists to cross the Dubai Creek:
1. Infinity Bridge (D85)
2. Al Shindagha Tunnel (D92)
5. Will RTA introduce dynamic or flexible toll charges?
Dynamic pricing essentially refers to a system where different toll rates are applied, depending on road usage and the time of the day, and while there were social media rumours suggesting that this would be applied to Salik, the toll gate operator clearly denied rumours related to dynamic pricing and tariff exemptions, in a filing with Dubai Financial Market (DFM) in October.