Roads & Transport Authority - Economic Prosperity

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has introduced Tabby, the leading instalment payment app, across all its digital channels, including RTA’s website, RTA app, nol Pay app, and smart kiosks.

RTA has signed an agreement granting Al Fardan Exchange the naming rights for Al Khail Metro Station, which will now be known as Al Fardan Exchange Metro Station.

RTA has made a remarkable achievement by becoming the first entity in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) to obtain the BS EN 12973:2020 Value Management System certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI).

His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that Dubai’s Commercial Transport Sector, overseen by the RTA, had achieved exceptional performance indicators in 2024.

His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, announced that RTA’s digital revenues for 2023 saw a significant growth of 16.8%, reaching AED 3.705 billion compared to the previous year.

RTA has awarded the naming rights of Mashreq Metro Station to InsuranceMarket.ae, the largest insurance platform in the UAE. InsuranceMarket.ae has been serving the UAE population since 1995.

RTA recently carried out a series of inspections targeting unlicensed passenger transport and related promotional activities. These inspections were conducted in collaboration with the Dubai Police General Headquarters, Airport Security, and Emirate’s Parking.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) offers investment opportunities for school bus operators by permitting the display of advertisements and promotional campaigns of Dubai’s business community on school buses.

RTA signed 5 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with regional and international technology companies during GITEX 2022. The signing of the MoUs is part of RTA's commitment to strengthening partnerships with the private sector to drive Dubai's digital transformation.

The sector has recorded a recovery rate of 101% compared with performance in 2019; the pre-pandemic levels. The growth rate registered by the sector is the highest over six years.

Dubai Metro has received the ISO 55001 certification for asset management, further solidifying the Roads and Transport Authority's (RTA) commitment, in collaboration with Keolis-MHI, the operator of Dubai Metro and Tram, to implementing best practices and international standards in asset management.

RTA is demonstrating its commitment to enhancing the passenger experience of the Dubai Metro riders in partnership with Keolis-MHI, the operator of Dubai Metro and Tram by undertaking three key projects

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an agreement with arcab to launch a digital platform on a trial base in the shape of a smart app to meet the public demand for medium-sized bus services.

RTA has devised a new 3D printing technology to manufacture spare parts for electromechanical systems and cladding materials used in the maintenance of RTA’s roads and road facilities.

RTA has added one year to the prescribed operating life of registered limousines that will fall due for replacement in 2022-2024. The step aims to support companies operating in this sector, which were affected by Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has honoured the best-performing contractors and vendors working with the RTA in 2020, as well as the companies winning the Taxi Excellence Awards in 2019.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently won a bronze award in the circular economy as part of the British Global Good Awards, which saw intense competition from top entities across the globe.

RTA had demonstrated its superior global standing in a benchmarking study about asset management practices commissioned by Atkins, a specialist in administrative consultancies.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has won the Best International Innovation Award in the field of Rails Infrastructure Maintenance Management System (RIMMS)

RTA praised the compliance of limousine operators and franchise taxi companies, working in tourism and recreational destinations in the emirate, with the rules and regulations governing these two sectors.