In preparation for this year?s Hajj, Saudi Arabia?s Ministry of Transport has completed the maintenance of about 491km of roads leading to Makkah and has assigned buses for each pilgrim group with full precautionary measures
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Technology can eliminate emissions from road construction by 2045
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg have studied the construction of an eight km stretch of road and calculated how much emissions can be reduced now and until 2045
COVID-19: Abu Dhabi ITC operates new buses to reduce crowding
The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu Dhabi has added 36 buses and 122 trips to its public bus network on routes with high demand during peak hours
RTA launches trials of ?Smart Track System? for Dubai drivers
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched trials of ?Smart Track System? for testing applicants of driving licenses in Dubai, supporting the governments drive to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the world
Dubai Future Council for Transportation reviews mobility initiatives
Mattar Al Tayer, director general and chairman of the board of executive directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), and chairman of Dubai Future Council for Transportation has chaired the second meeting of the Dubai Future Council for Transportation