Dubai RTA to launch dedicated bus, taxi lanes

Roads and Transport Authority - Dubai has launched the initial phase of the Dedicated Lanes for Public Buses and Taxis Project in the emirate. The project will start from May 1, 2010 over selected roads located in high population density areas and congested spots in Dubai. The project will help reducing operational costs of buses deployed on these routes by Dhs10.4m, minimize the demand for parking spaces at congested spots, reduce the environmental pollution rates caused by private vehicles exhausts, and decrease the number of road accidents, RTA's chairman, Mattar Al Tayer said.