Fujairah Police Commander-in-Chief, Major General Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanem Al Kaabi, has allocated sufficient routes for pedestrian crossings on all roads, especially in Hamad bin Abdullah and Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi (formerly airports), which are witnessing a major development movement, in coordination with the municipalities of the Emirate and the Department of Public Works and Agriculture. And the Ministry of Infrastructure Development.
He explained that the roads will include the construction of bridges and tunnels, in addition to regular transit lines, while intending to allocate additional routes in a number of streets in Fujairah, to achieve public safety, pointing out that the main roads in Fujairah is witnessing great development, and restructuring in many streets, which enhances the General safety standards, achieves safety for pedestrians and road users.
For his part, a number of pilgrims on the main roads in Fujairah complained that the streets and vital junctions in front of residential communities and official circles in the emirate lack safe pedestrian paths, which poses a danger to the road and pedestrians and endangers their lives.
Mohammed Ibrahim, a resident of the Emirate of Fujairah, said that he hopes with the development movement witnessed by the emirate by roads, to solve the problem of pedestrian crossing, as they complain about the lack of pedestrian lanes, despite their importance, and the random pedestrian traffic on most of the main and branch roads, which is witnessing continuous traffic, This requires finding safe traffic solutions for pedestrians, as drivers are not obliged to stop pedestrian traffic on the inner and main streets.
Mariam Abdullah al-Kindi complained that some roads are heavily congested by pedestrians who do not adhere to the traffic and are walking beside them indiscriminately, putting them at risk of shock and run over, demanding the establishment of safe passages and pedestrian crossing points on the main streets.
She stressed that the establishment of crossing points on different parts of the road, provide security for pedestrians, and will reduce incidents of run over.
Emad Hassan supported the view that some of the pedestrian crossings in the emirate's main streets are insufficient for safe passage, especially in areas near shops and discount centers, pointing out that there is a lack of identification of pedestrian crossing routes, despite the urgent need to increase them. On several streets, such as Al Salam Street, Sheikh Zayed Road and Mohammed Bin Matar Street.