Dubai rolls out 5-yr traffic plan
dubai — A five-year plan to boost traffic safety in the emirate was launched jointly by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Police.
A meeting between the RTA chairman and Dubai Police chief has resulted in an agreement on launching joint programmes compatible with the UAE general index of reducing the mortality rate to one case per 100,000 of population.
Major-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, commander-in-chief of Dubai Police, highlighted the importance of launching initiatives for traffic safety, to realise the strategic objective of Dubai to be a safe, stable and developed city where life and property are protected.
Mattar Al Tayer, RTA directorgeneral and chairman of the board of executive directors, said that the framework of Traffic Safety Strategy 2017 – 2021 aims to intensify traffic safety and reduce road accidents. “The general outlines of the Traffic Safety Strategy is part of the deliverables associated with the implementation of the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council, to form the Traffic Safety Team.
“The team was tasked to chalk out the outlines of the plan, performance indicators, targets, and procedures and frequency of the benchmarking. The overall objective of the plan is to step up the traffic safety level in Dubai, and reduce the rates of mortalities, injuries and accidents,” he added.
Al Tayer said that the RTA has charted out the executive plan to ensure the safe mobility of pedestrians. “As many as 113 footbridges were built in Dubai since 2006; hordes of safe pedestrian crossings were constructed under new road projects. ” Maj-Gen Dr Abdul Quddus Abdul Razzaq Al Obaidly, assistant commander-in-chief for quality and excellence, Maitha bin Adai, CEO of RTA’s Traffic & Roads Agency, and several officials attended the meeting.
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