The new bus-taxi lane starts tomorrow in Dubai by RTA.
Key sentence:
- The Roads and Transport Authority has declared that the dedicated bus, as well as taxi lane on Khalid Bin Al Waleed St in Dubai.
- “Around 19 bus routes would’ve been able to use the lane, meaning that every hour there will be as many as 60 buses on the stretch.
The Roads and Transport Authority has declared that the dedicated bus, as well as taxi lane on Khalid Bin Al Waleed St in Dubai, is scheduled to reopen tomorrow, January 21. Trials performed on the new lane found that bus travel times could be cut by more than 24 per cent.
CEO of the Public Transport Agency Ahmed Hashim Bahrozyan stated:
The RTA put up a sign at the lane entrance to ensuring that road users are updated, explaining the kinds of transportation permitted to pass through, Ahmed Hashim Bahrozyan, CEO of the Public Transport Agency, RTA, added.
Motorists detected using the lane are fined Dh600. A distinctive red colour with pavement labelling of buses was provided to the lane to guide road users as well as prevent the bus-taxi strip from being used accidentally. Signs were mounted together with light signals also at the start and centre of the road.
Further, Ahmed Hashim Bahrozyan stated:
Bahrozyan said, “This lane, which comprises Phase III of the Dedicated Bus as well as Taxi Lane Project, spreads from Al Mina St junction to a stage just before Zabeel Street junction, 4.3 km for both locations of Khalid Bin Al Waleed St.”
There will be as many as 60 buses on the stretch:
“Around 19 bus routes would’ve been able to use the lane, meaning that every hour there will be as many as 60 buses on the stretch, Bahrozyan said, “Throughout a trial span from January 11 to 20, bus drivers became familiar through the using of this lane.
The RTA’s project for the bus as well as taxi lanes also involves the development of pedestrians walkways air-conditioned shelter, street lamps, parking on the roadside as well as landscaping services, the official added.
The authority has completed the construction of dedicated bus lanes:
The Authority has previously completed the development of dedicated bus roads that cover sections of Naif Street (1 km) extending 7.3 km; stretches of Al Ittihad Road (500 m); Al Mankhool Street (1800 m through Al Satwa R/A to Sheikh Rashid Road); Al Mina Street (1700 m from Kuwait Street towards the Falcon intersection); Al Khaleej Street (1700m to Al Musalla Street from Creek Street); Al Ghubaiba Street (500m from Al-Mina Street intersection to Street 12); Khalid bin Al Waleed Road (100m to 16th Street from Al-Mina Street Intersection).
