Use RTA app to find vacant parking slots
E-signs will direct motorists to nearest available spaces in Al Rigga and World Trade Centre areas in Dubai
Motorists can now use an app to find the nearest vacant parking spot in Dubai’s busy Al Rigga and World Trade Centre areas.
It follows the completion of the initial phase of the Smart Parking Project of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai. Drivers in the two areas can use the free RTA app as a guide. Electronic signs have been installed to show the number of vacant spots in a particular line or zone.
The areas are monitored live through ground sensors and overhead cameras that relay the updated information on available spaces to the app and display signs.
This follows RTA’s announcement last April that its updated Drivers and Vehicles app can identify vacant parking slots in multi-level parking buildings and Dubai Mall.
The app also allows payment of parking fees without the additional charge for SMS.
Mohammad Al Shareef, director of Intelligent Traffic Systems at RTA’s Traffic and Roads Agency, said: “The RTA has completed the link of the central system with the esigns, ground and overhead sensors in public parking areas in Dubai as well as multilevel parking terminals and the Dubai Mall car parking.”
He pointed out that around 2,000 ground sensors have been installed at Al Rigga. In the World Trade Centre area, 59 overhead cameras have been installed apart from electronic smart directional signs. The project will be completed by the end of April.