Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DoT) has revealed that the Emirate's integrated transport system has provided 5 alternative solutions to avoid the traffic tariff system in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, during a lecture organized by the Department and the Integrated Transport Center in cooperation with the Bureau of Councils Affairs at the Crown Prince's Court, at the Mohammed Khalaf Council in Al Karama. Under the title "Traffic Tariff Project in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi".
Ibrahim Al-Hamoudi, Executive Director of the Transport Sector, said during the lecture that the integrated transport system provides alternative solutions for vehicle owners, including the addition of 327 new buses in the city of Abu Dhabi in conjunction with the implementation of the traffic tariff system, which will increase the capacity of the bus transport network. Increase bus lines within the island to improve efficiency and link between Abu Dhabi Island and the rest of the regions, and increase the use of taxis, where there are currently about 6,369 taxis with a occupancy rate of 45%, and is expected to increase the rate after the application of traffic tariffs Adequate coverage for their use.
Other solutions included licensing and encouraging the use of mobility within the last mile, including electric scooters, encouraging class service and mobility of employees, supporting companies and institutions in the processing and operation of their own transport services from the Department's “Class and Mobility” locations, in addition to licensing sustainable transportation such as hourly vehicle rental. The service is expected to increase vehicle participation and ownership, which will contribute to the DoT's goal of encouraging behavior change towards sustainable transport.
Al Hamoudi said: "The cost of infrastructure for roads during the last period amounted to 32 billion dirhams, while the cost of annual maintenance of this infrastructure is one billion dirhams, which requires finding sustainable solutions to maintain it," stressing that the most important reasons for the application of the traffic tariff system in all cities of the world is because The expansion of roads and streets is offset by an increase in cars and thus the expansion of any city will not be the solution to eliminate congestion and facilitate traffic, because the downstream and the return is always for one place, so the tariff system limits movement, and pushes the person to prioritize, giving the opportunity for the urgent need to reach To them in shorter Possible time.