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Press releases
RTA Call Centre wins two regional Lifestyle and Transport Industry Awards
RTA has won the Best Government Call Centre (Lifestyle) Award as well as the Best Industry Call Centre (Transport) Award of INSIGHTS Middle East. The awards saw intense competition between scores of public entities, private companies and bank institutions in the Gulf region
16/06/2019
Al Tayer highlights Dubai’s experience in public and self-driving transport at UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm
RTA participated in the 63rd UITP Global Public Transport Summit held in Stockholm, Sweden under the theme ‘Art of Public Transport’. HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, headed RTA’s delegation at the event
15/06/2019
Supporting sports initiatives of Dubai Club for People of Determination
RTA and Dubai Club for People of Determination have signed an agreement to boost their joint efforts in support of people of determination. The step is part of RTA’s endeavours in response to the Dubai Government initiative (My Community, a City for Everyone)
14/06/2019
Projects
Awarding contract worth AED500 million to improve Al Khawaneej Corridor Project
RTA awarded a contract for the construction of Al Khawaneej Corridor and Mushrif Park Improvement Project. The project, which will cost about AED500 million, encompasses the construction of three main junctions at Al Khawaneej and Al Amardi Streets.
15/05/2019
Improvement of Al Awir Road, Entrances of International City
The opening of Al Awir Road Improvement Project (Phase I) will contribute to the smooth flow of traffic from International City heading to Downtown Dubai. It included the construction of a bridge with an estimated capacity of 1000 vehicles per hour
08/07/2018
Latifa bint Hamdan and Umm Al-Sheef Streets Improvement Project
The Project links Jumeirah with Al Khail Road and the Parallel Roads (First Al- Khail Road and Al-Asayel Street), has a cost tag of about AED800 million and its development comprises of two contracts.
27/06/2018
Announcements
Opening 4-lane tunnel on Sheikh Rashid Street
RTA Dubai has opened a tunnel on both sides of Sheikh Rashid Street (Al Garhoud and Mina Rashid) comprising four lanes in each direction on 03-05-2018
04/05/2018
Diverting several licensing services to smart channels
(RTA) is intending to divert several licensing services to smart channels starting from the end of April 2018.
26/04/2018
Opening three new bridges on Airport St 27 April 2018
Announcement of the opening of three new bridges as part of the Airport Street Improvement Project in (27 April 2018)
21/04/2018
Photos
Supporting Suqia campaign by digging 10 wells in 10 countries
RTA would support UAE Water Aid (Suqia) campaign by digging 10 water wells in 10 countries (Indonesia, Kosovo, Senegal, Niger, Nepal, Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, India and Mali).
Al Tayer opens smart floating marine transport station at Dubai Festival City
HE Mattar Al Tayer has opened the smart floating marine transport station at Dubai Festival City; the first floating station in the UAE
Celebrating RTA's nursery graduates for 8th straight year
About 26 children of female employees have graduated from the Nursery established by RTA in 2010 in line with its corporate responsibility to raise the job satisfaction of this segment of employees.
Videos
UITP Global Public Transport Summit
HE Mattar Al Tayer headed RTA’s delegation at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit held in Stockholm, Sweden under the theme ‘The Art of Public Transport’.
Mohammed bin Rashid approves a package of ‘Happiness and Leisure’ projects
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved a package of future projects to be developed by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
