Free midday parking set to end in Sharjah
Signs displaying paid parking timings from 8am to 10pm being placed in various areas
Free midday parking in Sharjah could soon end as signs displaying paid parking timings from 8am to 10pm are being installed in various areas.
Currently, parking is free between 1 and 5pm. However, last November, the Sharjah Municipal Council decided to end free midday parking, as reported by Gulf News.
Authorities had said free midday parking would be discontinued after the council’s decision is published in the official gazette. However, no specific date was mentioned for the new timings to come into effect. Ultimately, more open parking spaces will be available for shoppers, officials had said.
Now that the new signs are coming up, residents are expecting the change to come imminently. Yesterday, signs could be seen being installed in the Maisaloon area. A motorist who lives on Jamal Abdul Nasser Street said he also saw the new signs — which are orange instead of the usual yellow — on Al Wahda Street and Buhairah Corniche. Some of the signs also show Ramadan timings, from 8am to midnight.
Emirati motorist Ali Rashid, 38, said: “There is a plus side, which is that it will be easier to find vacant parking spaces, especially in busy areas, in the afternoon. The down side is, of course, you will have to pay for that time.” Last May, Dubai ended free midday parking, enforcing paid parking hours from 8am to 10pm.