Ban on trucks weighing over 2.5 tonnes to revert to normal

DUBAI: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Police General HQ announced that the ban on the movement of trucks with a tare weight more than 2.5 tonnes would revert to the normal status, starting on Saturday, 4 July.

The ban applies to Al Ittihad and the Sheikh Zayed Roads and the sector connecting them from the Sheikh Rashid Street as well as Downtown Deira/bur Dubai from 06:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

A partial ban also applies to the rest of Dubai roads at three peak times i.e. from 06:30 AM to 08:30 AM, from 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM, and from 05:30 PM to 08:00 pm. A permanent ban applies to the Airport and Shindagha Tunnels, Al Maktoum and Floating Bridges as well as the Business Bay Crossing.

RTA and Dubai Police GHQ call on truck drivers to observe the timings governing the movement of trucks on Dubai road.

PERSONAL RADIATION DETECTOR; Within its efforts to provide for a healthy and safe environment for its staff, Dubai Customs launched the personal radiation detector “Kashif”.

The new device will alert frontline inspection officers of any radiation over exposure. The safe annual limit of radiation exposure is 2 ml Sievert. This percentage can be detected through accumulated readings in the system, and helps monitor any radiation exposure to enable inspectors do their job in a safe environment.

“We followed international standards in this system to make sure our inspection officers are safe all the time,” said Eng. Adel Al Suwaidi, Director of Technical Support Department “The personal radiation detector is a necessity for the frontline inspection officer who will detect, read and document their level of exposure throughout the year following world-class standards endorsed by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation.’’

Certain features including small size, multifunctionality and light weight makes “Kashif” stand out from other detectors.

Al Suwaidi explained that the system collects the readings for each of the inspectors and displays radiation level for each of the inspectors.