HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has held a coordinative meeting with HE Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police
The meeting discussed the needs of the Dubai Police in the Enterprise Command and Control Center (EC3), and the extension of the Dubai Metro Red Line to the site of Expo Project (Route 2020). Topics discussed also included safety issues of Dubai Tram, management of traffic accidents and the possibility of reducing the speed limits on the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road.
At the outset of the meeting, Al Tayer congratulated HE Abdullah Al Marri on the confidence reposed in him by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, appointing him as Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police.
Al Tayer commended the strategic partnership between the RTA and Dubai Police and the huge cooperation & support accorded by Dubai Police to the RTA citing their coordination in the traffic management and law enforcement as an example.
HE Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri welcomed RTA’s delegation and hailed the high-level cooperation between the two parties and expressed hope for yet better coordination that paves the way for integrated services provided by the two departments for the benefit of people in Dubai.
Discussions were also on the management of traffic accidents in Dubai with the aim of reducing the time taken in managing traffic accidents and restoring the traffic movement back to normal as quick as possible. Under this project, the RTA will provide logistical support needed by the Police in managing traffic accidents through opening alternative roads, introducing traffic diversions etc. The two parties discussed lowering the speed limit on the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road given the recurrent traffic and run-over accidents on the two roads. The two parties discussed the possibility of reducing the speed limit from 120 km/h to 110 km/h and resetting the radar at 131 km/h, and intensify law enforcement measures to fend off jaywalking. Discussions touched on the parking of heavy vehicles in residential areas, where it was agreed to run joint awareness & enforcement campaigns to intensify the monitoring of trucks and reporting violators.
The Dubai Police delegation reviewed the details of Route 2020 Project involving the extension of the Dubai Metro Red Line 15km from Nakheel Harbour and Tower Station to the site of Expo. Accordingly, the Dubai Police, represented by Transport Security Department, will specify the security requirements of the project to ensure an appropriate working environment for the security personnel in the light of lessons learnt in the metro and tram projects. The meeting also discussed restoring the Dubai Tram service following any incident and the need to take all measures to help reduce the service disruption time in collaboration with RTA concerned parties.
