Fast response plan to cover 15 Dubai roads
PROJECT TO SPEED UP TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in collaboration with Dubai Police, has launched the second phase of the Traffic Incidents Management Project.
The project will cover 15 highways and streets in Dubai extending 425km until 2025.
The initial phase of the initiative contributed to reducing secondary injury-related incidents, improving traffic flow and speeding up clearance of vehicles affected by incidents.
Mattar Al Tayer, DirectorGeneral of RTA and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, said: “The project aims to ensure rapid intervention to remove vehicles involved in traffic incidents or breaking down on roads, to ease traffic congestion, streamline traffic at incident sites, and reduce time taken to clear vehicles.
“It also avoids triggering of secondary incidents as a result of sudden congestion and supports Dubai Police in managing traffic during severe incidents.”
Span of coverage
He added that in the middle of January, RTA started the operation of Phase II of the project on seven roads, planned to be covered this year. Four roads will be covered in 2024 and four more in 2025.
“We have identified several central points for positioning rapid intervention vehicles on highways and key roads to ensure quick response to incidents,” Al Tayer said.
“The Traffic Incidents Management Unit will cater to vehicles involved in incidents or breaking down, provide rapid management of traffic incident sites and neighbouring streets, handle minor incidents that do not require the attendance of police officers, and restore traffic to normal.
“The unit carries out traffic
The project avoids triggering secondary incidents as a result of sudden congestion and supports Dubai Police in managing traffic during severe incidents.”
Mattar Al Tayer | Director-General of RTA
diversions at incident sites and surrounding roads assists road users, supports the police during severe incidents, protects parked vehicles, and provides traffic support during events,” added Al Tayer.
Lt Gen Abdullah Khalifa Al
Marri, Dubai Police Chief, said that Phase II crowns the success of the initial phase, which proved the feasibility of the project and its ability to curb secondary injury-related incidents and improve the traffic flow during incidents.