DUBAI // More than 300,000 people are expected to descend on the Dubai Mall area every day during Eid, the city’s transport authority has said as it urged shoppers to leave their cars at home.
Traffic congestion is expected to be particularly heavy during the holiday weekend and residents are being urged to use the metro and taxis.
Directional signs will be installed to guide traffic in to the Burj Khalifa area. This will allow access to the district via Al Asayel Street, Zaabeel Bridges via Al Saadah Street, or through the internal roads of the Business Bay to the Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road.
“The RTA has prepared operational plans for serving about 330,000 persons per day expected to be in the Dubai Mall district during Eid Al-Fitr holiday, a frequently congested area during this time each year”, said Matha bin Adai, chairwoman of the RTA’s traffic management team.
“The objective of the plan is to ease the pressure on Financial Centre Street and ensure smooth traffic flow during peak hours. The light signals of Financial Centre Road and the Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard will be monitored and controlled to ensure seamless flow of traffic during peak times”.
Eid is one of the busiest times of the year for hotels, retail and the travel industry.
On Monday, Emirates said it would be handling 106,000 travellers passing through Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 over the holiday weekend.
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