Earlier this year there were media reports suggesting two more
new toll gates (FILE)
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) announced today
the launch of the third phase of the Salik toll gates system, whereby two new
toll gates will be installed.
In a media statement issued this morning, RTA said the two
gates will come up in Al Mamzar, situated before and after Al Mamzar Bridge, and
the toll will be deducted once upon passing under the two gates.
The second toll will be located at the Airport Tunnel,
situated at the northern entry and exist of the tunnel.
Both the new toll gates will be operational from April 15,
2013, the RTA has announced.
“The launch of Phase III of the toll gates system was made
after conducting exhaustive traffic and field studies of the first and second
phases, particularly after the lapse of more than one year since the operation
of the Green Line of the Dubai Metro, and more than three years since the
operation of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro,” said Mattar Al Tayer, RTA’s
Chairman of the Board and Executive Director.
“It also comes after the deployment of a sprawling network of
public buses network and the opening of Al Khail Road Widening & Improvement
Project. The study also included examining the traffic congestions which are
still being experienced by key roads in the emirate, and sorting out appropriate
solutions and alternatives for them
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