Dubai residents will enjoy free parking in all areas except multistorey car parks on January 1 to celebrate the start of the new year.
As for revellers planning a night out on the town to round off the end of 2023, Dubai Metro will be operating around the clock to help avoid congestion on the roads.
The metro service will run continuously from 8am on Sunday, December 31, to 11.59pm on Monday night.
Dubai Tram will begin service at 9am on Sunday, December 31 and run continuously until 1am on Tuesday morning.
Dubai Police has already set out its New Year's Eve safety plan, with thousands of officers on duty and a series of road closures in place hours before the clock strikes midnight.
The force said key routes in Downtown Dubai, including Al Asayel Street, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard and Burj Khalifa Street, will be sealed off from 4pm on Sunday, when tens of thousands are expected to descend on the area to attend the annual Burj Khalifa fireworks display.
The Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station is to close at 5pm or earlier if capacity is exceeded, the force said.
New Year's Eve road closures
* Al Asayel Street will be closed at 4pm
* Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard will close from 4pm
* Burj Khalifa Street will close from 4pm
* The Financial Centre Street lower deck will close from 4pm
* Al Mustaqbal Street will close from 4pm
* Al Sukook Street closed from 8pm
* Financial Centre Street upper deck closed from 9pm
How the world rang in 2023 - in pictures
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The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball drops during New Year's celebration in Times Square in New York. AP Photo -
Women pose for photo on New Year's Eve at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP -
Fireworks at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters -
A reveller at the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York. AP Photo -
A man celebrates the start of the New Year watching fireworks explode over Santos Bay in Brazil. AP Photo -
A fireworks display on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. AFP -
Revellers in Times Square, New York. AP Photo -
Fireworks in Santos, Brazil. Reuters -
Fireworks mark the new year behind Saint Georges Castle in Lisbon. AP Photo -
Fireworks in Baghdad. Reuters -
New Year's Eve celebrations in central Moscow. Reuters -
A fireworks display in Karachi. AFP -
Fireworks in Karachi. AFP -
A Viking-themed parade in aid of charities and local community groups in Flamborough, Yorkshire, in the UK. -
Fireworks next to the lit-up Lotus Tower during celebrations in Colombo. AFP -
Fireworks over the Selamat Datang (Welcome) Monument at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Jakarta. AFP -
Hundreds attend a water and laser show on the main square in Graz, Austria. AFP -
New Year celebrations outside the 3Arena in Dublin. PA -
Fireworks at North Wall Quay in Dublin. PA -
Celebrations outside the 3Arena in Dublin. PA -
Revellers release balloons in Wuhan, China. Getty -
New Year's Eve celebrations in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty -
A crowded business area ahead of the new year in Nanning, China. AFP -
Fireworks in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty -
Celebrations in Jakarta. EPA -
Thousands gather in Jakarta. EPA -
Fireworks bring in the new year at Marina Bay in Singapore. Reuters -
Crowds wait for the countdown to 2023 at Marina Bay in Singapore. Reuters -
Fireworks explode over buildings during celebrations in Makati, Philippines. Getty -
Revellers in Quezon City, Philippines. Reuters -
Fireworks light up the sky over the Xiyou World theme park in Huaian, China. AFP -
Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters -
The countdown to the new year in Bangkok. Getty -
Fireworks explode over Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) in Bangkok. Reuters -
Fireworks over Chao Phraya river in Bangkok. Reuters -
Buddhists pray at Wat Suthat Thepwararam temple in Bangkok. Reuters -
Fireworks light up the sky over Manila. AFP -
Balloons are released in Wuhan, China. Reuters -
Fireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong to mark the new year. Reuters -
Selfies are taken at the main roundabout in Jakarta. EPA -
Fireworks over Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia. Getty -
Fireworks and light effects illuminate the sky during a downpour of rain from the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan. EPA -
Celebrations in Taipei. Getty -
Fireworks over Manila. AFP -
New Year's Eve in Wuhan. Reuters -
Celebrations after midnight in Seoul, South Korea. AFP -
Fireworks Sydney Harbour Bridge. AP -
More than one million crowded Sydney’s waterfront for a celebration based around the themes of diversity and inclusion. Reuters -
More than 7,000 fireworks were launched from Sydney Harbour Bridge and a further 2,000 from the nearby Opera House. AFP -
Fireworks explode over the Sky Tower in Auckland, as celebrations begin in New Zealand. AP -
Sri Lankans writing '2023' with firecrackers during New Year's Eve celebrations in Colombo. EPA
