H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Govt Council of Dubai, reviewed the transformative initiatives of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) geared toward advancing city mobility and infrastructure.
These embrace the AED16 billion 2024-2027 Most important Roads Growth Plan, which can add 22 tasks throughout Dubai’s increasing street community, benefiting over 6 million individuals and supporting Dubai’s complete improvement plans.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed additionally reviewed a collection of tasks and initiatives in autonomous transport and the combination of synthetic intelligence (AI) in site visitors administration centered on enhancing mobility in Dubai
Throughout his go to to RTA’s headquarters, Sheikh Hamdan was welcomed by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-Common, Chairman of the Board of Govt Administrators of RTA, and a number of other senior RTA officers.
Sheikh Hamdan reviewed a presentation illustrating the expansion in public transport customers, which presently serves 2.2 million riders day by day, in addition to the event of the street community, bridges, and biking tracks in Dubai from 2006 to the current. The street community expanded from 8,715 lane-kilometres to 18,990 lane-kilometres, marking a 117 p.c improve.
The variety of lanes throughout Dubai Creek rose from 16 to 61, a 281 p.c improve, whereas car bridges and tunnels grew from 129 to 1,070, marking a 729 p.c rise. Pedestrian bridges and tunnels additionally elevated from 26 to 129, encompassing Dubai Metro and Dubai Tram bridges and tunnels, a 396 p.c progress. Biking tracks prolonged from 9 km to 557 km, a exceptional 6,088 p.c improve.
RTA plans to additional develop biking tracks to attach coastal areas like Jumeirah, Al Sufouh, and Marina with exterior tracks in Al Qudra, Saih Al Salam, and Nad Al Sheba through Al Barsha and Dubai Hills.
Sheikh Hamdan obtained a briefing from His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer on Dubai’s site visitors indicators. The variety of autos in Dubai throughout daytime hours has reached 3.5 million, with a ten p.c improve in registered autos over the previous two years, in comparison with a world common of two–4 p.c. Inhabitants progress is projected at 3.6 p.c yearly till 2030.
Regardless of important site visitors quantity progress, Dubai ranks excessive on the worldwide journey time index. In line with the 2023 TomTom World Site visitors Index, Dubai achieved a journey time of 12 minutes and 50 seconds for a ten km journey throughout the central enterprise district, in comparison with 16 minutes and 50 seconds in Singapore, 19 minutes in Montreal, 21 minutes in Sydney, 22 minutes in Berlin, and 36 minutes in London.
Sheikh Hamdan was briefed on RTA’s roads undertaking plans, which embrace 22 tasks, together with the Latifa bint Hamdan Avenue improvement set to begin subsequent yr. This undertaking covers 12,200 metres from its intersection with Al Khail Highway to Emirates Highway, encompassing 8,100 metres of bridges.
Serving over 1 million residents, the undertaking will add capability for about 16,000 autos per hour in each instructions and cut back journey time by 15–20 p.c. The plan additionally contains the Meydan Highway improvement undertaking, which can contain 10,600 metres of roads, 3,300 metres of bridges, and three tunnels totalling 1,500 metres, benefiting round 1 million residents. It’s anticipated so as to add capability for 22,000 autos per hour in each instructions and cut back journey time from Umm Suqeim Avenue to the extension of Meydan Avenue to only 4 minutes.
Sheikh Hamdan reviewed the event plans for Al Mustaqbal Avenue and Commerce Centre Roundabout. The undertaking contains the development of bridges and tunnels totalling 6,200 metres, which can improve street capability from 9,000 to 12,000 autos per hour, a 30 p.c improve. It should additionally cut back journey time from eight minutes to 3 minutes and 30 seconds, benefiting over half one million residents and guests.
RTA has awarded the contract for the Commerce Centre Roundabout improvement undertaking, which incorporates the development of 5 bridges totalling 5,000 metres to make sure free-flowing site visitors in all instructions. The roundabout will probably be transformed right into a surface-level intersection managed by site visitors indicators to enhance site visitors circulation, lowering delays from 12 minutes to only 90 seconds. By the tip of this yr, RTA may also award the contract for the Al Mustaqbal Avenue improvement undertaking.
Sheikh Hamdan was additionally briefed on the event plans for Umm Suqeim and Al Qudra Streets, protecting a 16,000-metre stretch from the Jumeirah Avenue intersection to Emirates Highway. The undertaking will contain the event of 4 intersections, together with 2,500 metres of bridges and a couple of,000 metres of tunnels. This may improve street capability from 8,400 to 12,600 autos per hour and cut back journey time from 46 minutes to only 11 minutes, benefiting over 800,000 residents.
Sheikh Hamdan was additionally briefed on the Al Fay Avenue Growth Mission, one of many key strategic corridors within the emirate, extending from Al Khail Highway at its intersection with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Highway, passing via Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Avenue as much as the Emirates Highway.
The undertaking contains 12,900 metres of street development and the event of 5 intersections, with 13,500 metres of bridges. This may present further capability for about 64,400 autos per hour, benefiting round 600,000 residents.
Sheikh Hamdan additionally reviewed the Al Safa Avenue improvement undertaking, which stretches from Sheikh Zayed Highway to Al Wasl Highway. The undertaking contains the development of two,100 metres of tunnels, together with a two-lane tunnel offering direct entry from Al Safa Avenue to the Metropolis Stroll undertaking, in addition to 650 metres of bridges. These upgrades will improve the road’s capability from 6,800 to 9,400 autos per hour and cut back journey time from 20 minutes to only two minutes, benefiting roughly 358,000 residents.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed additionally reviewed tasks and initiatives in autonomous transport and the combination of synthetic intelligence (AI) in site visitors administration to reinforce mobility in Dubai.
Sheikh Hamdan reviewed RTA’s plans to develop the Dubai Tram community with a research on deploying trackless tram methods at eight areas throughout Dubai. This superior, self-driving tram system operates on digital tracks, utilizing camera-guided painted strains on devoted lanes. Powered by electrical energy, it’s eco-friendly, with decrease prices and quicker development in comparison with conventional trams. Every tram has three carriages with a capability of 300 passengers, a prime pace of 70 km/h, and an operational pace of 25 to 60 km/h. A single cost permits the tram to journey as much as 100 km.
Sheikh Hamdan additionally reviewed the operational achievements of the Dubai Tram, which can mark its tenth anniversary on 11 November 2024. Since its launch, the tram has accomplished 950,000 journeys, served 60 million passengers, and achieved an 850 p.c improve in ridership since opening. The tram additionally maintains a excessive punctuality price of 99.9 p.c.
Sheikh Hamdan was briefed on RTA’s plans to increase Devoted Bus & Taxi Lanes in 2025 and 2026. This extension will add six routes protecting 13 km, bringing the full size of devoted lanes to twenty km. These lanes are projected to extend ridership by 10 p.c, enhance bus arrival charges by 42 p.c, cut back bus journey time by 41 p.c, encourage public transport use, and alleviate site visitors congestion. The lanes are additionally designed to help Dubai’s Self-Driving Transport Technique 2030, with anticipated financial advantages estimated at AED2.3 billion over 10 years. These lanes will help autonomous, electric-powered buses.
Sheikh Hamdan was additionally briefed about an autonomous bus geared up with the newest AI and self-driving applied sciences to make sure most security. With a pace of 40 km/h, the bus is designed for first and last-mile transport, connecting primary transit hubs with remaining locations. It has a capability of 10 – 20 passengers and serves as a sensible answer for sustainable city transport.
Sheikh Hamdan was briefed on the Business Transport (Logisty) Platform, a digital service developed in partnership with the personal sector to reinforce business transport providers for enterprise purchasers. The platform manages business car fleets, offering on-demand reserving and monitoring, car and driver verification, and a dependable registration database. It helps Dubai’s Business and Logistics Land Transport Technique 2030, connecting prospects with business transport suppliers.
Sheikh Hamdan additionally reviewed the devoted biking tracks community, which spans 557 kilometres and helps an estimated 44 million biking journeys yearly, alongside 2.3 million smooth mobility journeys. He additionally attended a presentation on the Sensible Biking Tracks Scanning Initiative, which makes use of a specifically geared up car to scan 120 kilometres of biking tracks inside 4 hours, in comparison with solely 10 kilometres utilizing visible evaluation. This initiative goals to determine preventive, predictive, and proactive upkeep methods for biking tracks and their infrastructure, making certain monitor high quality, enhancing person security, and selling sustainability throughout the biking community.
Sheikh Hamdan reviewed the ‘Inexperienced Highway’ secure driving system, which alerts drivers of the 1,395 public transport buses in actual time about site visitors security breaches. The system screens and shows drivers’ behaviours, together with sharp turns, dashing, sudden braking, lane modifications, and unsafe acceleration. The system has improved security by 54 p.c and diminished danger indicators and site visitors violations by 47 p.c.
Sheikh Hamdan reviewed efficiency metrics from the Sensible Management Centre, which opened in 2021 to watch real-time violations by drivers of transport autos, enhancing inspection effectivity. The centre automates 47 of the 124 complete violations and has recorded 367,000 violations since its opening.
Sheikh Hamdan was additionally briefed on RTA’s efforts to coach and qualify Emirati expertise in cutting-edge applied sciences, in very important fields resembling synthetic intelligence, the Web of Issues (IoT), cybersecurity, and large information administration. Up to now, 44 workers and college students have been sponsored to pursue tutorial research for PhD, grasp’s, bachelor’s, {and professional} diploma {qualifications} in AI, massive information, information administration & evaluation, and computing sciences.
RTA additionally presents tutorial scholarships for highschool graduates in laptop science, cybersecurity engineering, AI, computing methods, IT, laptop engineering, machine studying, and information analytics. Moreover, 375 specialised {and professional} coaching programs have been offered to over 1,400 trainees throughout 9 superior know-how programmes.
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