Dubai
Dubai Metro
Palm Jumeirah Monorail
Transport in Dubai is controlled by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), an agency of the government of
Dubai, formed by royal decree in 2005.[39] The public transport network has in the past faced congestion and
reliability issues which a large investment programme has addressed, including over AED 70 billion of
improvements planned for completion by 2020, when the population of the city is projected to exceed 3.5 million. In
2009, according to Dubai Municipality statistics, there were an estimated 1,021,880 cars in Dubai. In January 2010,
the number of Dubai residents who use public transport stood at 6%.
Road
See also: List of roads in Dubai, Dubai route numbering system and List of bridges and tunnels in Dubai
Five main routes – E 11 (Sheikh Zayed Road), E 311 (Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road), E 44 (Dubai-Hatta
Highway), E 77 (Dubai-Al Habab Road) and E 66 (Oud Metha Road) – run through Dubai, connecting the city to
other towns and emirates. Additionally, several important intra-city routes, such as D 89 (Al Maktoum Road/Airport
Road), D 85 (Baniyas Road), D 75 (Sheikh Rashid Road), D 73 (Al Dhiyafa Road now named as the 2 December
street), D 94 (Jumeirah Road) and D 92 (Al Khaleej/Al Wasl Road) connect the various localities in the city. The
eastern and western sections of the city are connected by Al Maktoum Bridge, Al Garhoud Bridge, Al Shindagha
Tunnel, Business Bay Crossing and Floating Bridge.[40]
The Public Bus Transport system in Dubai is run by the RTA. The bus system services 140 routes and transported
over 109 million people in 2008. By the end of 2010, there will be 2,100 buses in service across the city. In 2006, the
Transport authority announced the construction of 500 air-conditioned (A/C ) Passenger Bus Shelters, and planned
for 1,000 more across the emirates in a move to encourage the use of public buses.
All taxi services are licenced by the RTA. Dubai licensed taxis are easily identifiable by their cream bodywork
colour and varied roof colours identifying the operator. Dubai Taxi Corporation, a division of the RTA, is the largest
operator and has taxis with red roofs. There are four private operators: Metro Taxis (orange roofs); Network Taxis
(yellow roofs); Cars Taxis (blue roofs); and Arabia Taxis (green roofs). In addition, Dubai Taxi Corporation has a
Ladies Taxi service, with pink roofs, which caters exclusively for female passengers, using female drivers. The
Dubai International Airport taxi concession is operated by Dubai Taxi Corporation. There are more than 3000 taxis
operating within the emirate making an average of 192,000 trips every day, carrying about 385,000 persons. In 2009
taxi trips exceeded 70 million trips serving around 140.45 million passengers.
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