Dubai implements 2nd part of Traffic Incidents Management venture

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Dubai has launched the second part of its Traffic Incidents Management venture aimed toward making certain fast response to accidents, breakdowns and different site visitors incidents.

The initiative led by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with Dubai Police will cowl 15 highways and important streets extending 425 km over the interval 2023-2025.

It comes following the success of Phase I, which helped cut back secondary injury-related incidents, enhancing site visitors circulate and significantly dashing up the clearance of automobiles affected by site visitors incidents.

Phase II of the venture will cowl seven roads in 2023: Sheikh Zayed Road (Sheikh Rashid Street, Al Ittihad Street), Al Khail Road (Phase 1), Dubai-Al Ain Road, Al Yalayes Street, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Al Rabat Street, and Airport Road.

Four further roads will likely be lined in 2024: Al Khail Road (Phase 2), Emirates Road, Jebel Ali – Lehbab Road, and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street.

The 4 different roads to be lined in 2025, embody: Dubai-Hatta Road, Umm Suqeim Street, Expo Street and Hessa Street.

“The selection of the roads was based on certain criteria, such as the traffic intensity, mainly during peak hours, and the rising numbers of incidents and vehicles breakdown on those roads,” stated Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA.

“The Traffic Incidents Management Unit will cater to vehicles involved in accidents or breakdowns, handle minor incidents that do not require the attendance of police officers, and help restore traffic to normal,” he added.

بدء تشغيل المرحلة الثانية من مشروع إدارة الحوادث المرورية الذي تنفذه الهيئة بالتعاون مع القيادة العامة لشرطة دبي ، ويهدف إلى التدخل السريع لإزالة المركبات المشتركة في الحوادث المرورية أو المركبات التي تتعطل في الطرقات، وتنظيم الحركة المرورية في مواقع الحوادث. @DubaiPoliceHQ pic.twitter.com/84tMNVMseT

— RTA (@rta_dubai) January 29, 2023