Dubai Roads awards a contract to purchase 636 buses for 1.1 billion dirhams

The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai has awarded a contract for the acquisition of 636 buses of assorted sizes, based on the European specs for low carbon emissions, “Euro 6”, together with 40 electrical buses, which is taken into account to be the most important and the primary of its sort in The buses shall be delivered within the years 2024 and 2025.

The Director Normal and Chairman of the Board of Administrators of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, Mattar Al Tayer, stated that the acquisition of the brand new buses comes throughout the framework of an built-in strategic plan, developed by the Authority to enhance the general public transport system. growth. within the Emirate of Dubai, in accordance with worldwide finest practices, and to supply the perfect companies to public transport customers, and to maintain up with the continual progress within the variety of public transport bus customers.

Al Tayer confirmed that the authority is keen to make sure that public transport is the popular selection for public transport, aiming to extend the proportion of journeys by public transport and shared transport to 25% by 2030, by ‘ present different public transport choices which are characterised by prime quality and comprehensiveness. geographical protection, and attaining integration between all modes of transport.

He defined that the technical specs of the brand new buses assist the UAE’s efforts to attain local weather neutrality by 2050, and in addition assist the Dubai Financial Agenda D33, which goals to reinforce Dubai’s place as one of many largest city economies on this planet, in addition to the Roads and Transport Authority’s technique (zero-emission public transport in Dubai). electrical and hydrogen buses by 2050.

He stated, “The contract contains the acquisition of 40 electrical buses, of the sort (Zhongtong), with Gulf specs which have been examined and examined within the area, and 450 buses to serve the town, together with 400 buses of the (MAN). kind, and 50 buses of the sort (Zhongtong), with excessive specs of security, luxurious and high quality.

The contract additionally contains the acquisition of 76 double-decker buses of the Volvo kind and 70 articulated buses of the Isuzu Anadolu kind to serve city areas with excessive inhabitants density and serve new areas, to extend protection to supply the geographical scope of Dubai and improve. the occupancy fee.

Al Tayer defined that almost all buses shall be geared up with the “Driver Habits Monitoring System” to observe and enhance driver conduct by means of using progressive applied sciences to extend security requirements on buses, and the system digital “Computerized Passenger Account” to register the precise merchandise. variety of passengers in comparison with the automated assortment fee system With the goal of lowering tax evasion, there’s additionally an digital system to “Driver Id Verification” for the motive force contained in the bus determine and hyperlink it to the working system.

He stated the buses shall be geared up with snug seats, excessive security requirements, seat belts within the space designated for households that may be adjusted based on every age, and a streamlined design that displays the picture of immediately. immediately in Dubai.

For his half, the Govt Director of the Public Transport Group, Ahmed Hashem Bahrozyan, stated that the acquisition of recent buses takes into consideration the supply of the newest worldwide specs, in order that they’re in step with European specs for carbon emissions, as well as on the presence of a low entrance to maneuver on board and take away folks with willpower, and offering locations for air bikes, offering particular seats for youngsters, Wi-Fi service, offering locations for telephones -cutting palms, and equipping buses with good methods, to supply the perfect companies to public transport customers, by means of prestigious inside finishes and spacious seats.

He stated that the Authority has achieved management on the degree of the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council by growing a particular protocol for checking the usual gasoline consumption “UAE Gas Consumption Protocol” to check the consumption gasoline between various kinds of buses, as the factors for appropriate suppliers included. means to fabricate, provide and keep buses based on agreed worldwide requirements, with the goal of selling the ideas of monetary and environmental sustainability of buses and making certain operational effectivity.