Dubai-Abu Dhabi Emirates Express announced

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Excerpts from the speech of Obeid Salem Al Shamsi, Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality for Administrative and General Services Affairs:

With the opening of this new bus service between Dubai and Abu Dhabi from 15th March we are entering a new and advanced stage of public transport in the UAE. I hope this network will further develop in the near future and cover all the emirates of the UAE.

This route is aimed at offering high quality service with excellent coaches according to a time schedule with moderate rates for those passengers who frequent between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. This comes as part of the concerted efforts to expand the means of public transport in the UAE and popularizing it as an urban concept in the society.

The Public Transport has become a necessity in our modern world in the light of the economic, environmental and demographic conditions and the issue of traffic safety has become a focus in all the countries of the world. Therefore, the concerned officials in this sector in the country have given great importance to address this issue by constructing modern road networks and other advanced amenities as well as applying a number of systems and world class standards in this field.

The officials have also shown keenness to play an effective role in enhancing the image of the country's public transport sector regionally and globally as regards the expertise and experiences available here. This is being accomplished by a number of conferences and meetings where officials and experts from around the country present their view points such as in the conferences of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and in other countries, which are members of the UITP and other organizations in this sector. The last among those meetings was the Environment and Transport Conference held at Abu Dhabi and the UITP Regional Business Forum held at Dubai in the beginning of this year. As a result of this, Dubai has been chosen as the permanent regional headquarters of UITP in the Middle East and North Africa region. One of our countrymen was selected to head the UITP Regional Committee, which is considered to be an honour for the UAE.

Excerpts from the speech of Mohammed Mubarak Al Marar, Director of Public Transport Department, Abu Dhabi Municipality:

This project, which was taken up under the supervision of officials from both the municipalities as a step towards enhancing the policy of developing the public transport sector in the country, is in concurrence with the requirements of the human, economic and tourism growth of the country.

The main aim of this project is to accomplish regulated and well-planned passenger flow to ensure easy transport movement for those who frequent on this route taking into consideration the importance of public safety and reducing pressure on the road networks.

It will also reduce the huge number of different means of transport and will contribute effectively in the growth of economic and tourism movement in addition to focusing on offering excellent services in this field whether it is regarding variety or standard.

It will also ensure constant development and help reach world standards to coincide with the phase of development in the construction and services fields that is being witnessed by the country.

Ismail Meladi
Journalist, Media Section,
Public Relations & Organizations Dept,
Dubai Municipality
Phone: 971 4 2064657
Mobile: 971 50 6341075

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