DUBAI METRO 2024

Number of deaths due to traffic accidents in Dubai during the first 10 months of 2010 decreased compared to the same period last year. Only March and July saw an increase of deaths this year. There were 20 deaths reported in March this year against 18 in the same month last year, while July saw 14 fatal accidents compared to 10 last year, he added.

His Excellency Wasantha Senanayake, Consul-General of Sri Lanka in Dubai has recently paid a visit to the Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) to review the work progress and inspect the conditions of the Sri Lankan cab drivers working at the DTC.

The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has honoured its best contractors and consultants through RTA’s Safety Awards accorded annually to the contractors & consultants who adopt the best practices that ensure occupational safety at all projects and construction sites.

The CEO of Public Transport Agency, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) Essa Abdul Rahman Al Dosari, praised the deeply rooted relations between the RTA and United Motors & Heavy Equipment Co. LLC; the exclusive dealer of the German-made Bus 'MAN’ which forms a considerable part of Public Transport Agency’s bus fleet.

The Dubai Metro was one such project where the company offered its services. For this project it was decided that the construction be segmented, so parts of the deck are precast elsewhere and assembled on site using a special gantry. “Sometimes if we can’t use the existing design,” he says, “the company proposes an alternative. We were able to achieve a segment for every two days. We own the specialist equipment, and it’s the first of its kind in the GCC.

At the 11 to 14 second mark you catch a glimpse of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai) on the right. This timelapse footage was shot at 2 frames per second on XDCAM-EX 1080p25 at dawn on 23 October 2010.

Dubai Metro is becoming a favourite commuting option every passing day with more than a million commuters using the service during the Eid holidays. "We are very pleased with the response from the commuters as [the] number of passengers using the Metro has constantly been increasing," said Ramadan Abdullah, Director of Rail Operations at the Rail Agency of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). He said the extended hours also attract more commuters.

The song 'Chori Kiya Re Jiya' from 'Dabangg' is the first bollywood song to be shot at the Dubai Metro Station. For more such updates log onto : www.lehren.tv

Dubai metro video. November 2010

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