Al Ain Municipality has begun forming committees for its new Dh100 million project to change street signs.
The project includes giving streets national and patriotic names to replace the currently applied numbering system.
The first phase, which affects all government authorities, is scheduled to begin mid-2014. The municipality will seek the help of knowledgeable citizens in the area to decide on the new names.
Abdullah Hamdan Sultan Al Ameri, the executive director of the urban planning sector in Al Ain Municipality, said the new signage system would assign a different colour for each city in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
He noted that the committees are currently reviewing international best practices for signage systems. The new system is intended to make it easier to locate addresses since the present street numbering systems can cause confusion.
Under the new address and signage system, different addresses would be given to residences and offices and every street would be assigned a name. Street signs would be standardised throughout Al Ain city.
Mr Al Ameri confirmed that the project would also include developing an electronic navigation system and smartphone apps.
newsdesk@thenational.ae
The Vile
Starring: Bdoor Mohammad, Jasem Alkharraz, Iman Tarik, Sarah Taibah
Director: Majid Al Ansari
Rating: 4/5
Is it worth it? We put cheesecake frap to the test.
The verdict from the nutritionists is damning. But does a cheesecake frappuccino taste good enough to merit the indulgence?
My advice is to only go there if you have unusually sweet tooth. I like my puddings, but this was a bit much even for me. The first hit is a winner, but it's downhill, slowly, from there. Each sip is a little less satisfying than the last, and maybe it was just all that sugar, but it isn't long before the rush is replaced by a creeping remorse. And half of the thing is still left.
The caramel version is far superior to the blueberry, too. If someone put a full caramel cheesecake through a liquidiser and scooped out the contents, it would probably taste something like this. Blueberry, on the other hand, has more of an artificial taste. It's like someone has tried to invent this drink in a lab, and while early results were promising, they're still in the testing phase. It isn't terrible, but something isn't quite right either.
So if you want an experience, go for a small, and opt for the caramel. But if you want a cheesecake, it's probably more satisfying, and not quite as unhealthy, to just order the real thing.
