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JLT Road Congestion to be finished by year’s end

 A road construction project to ease congestion around Jumeirah Lakes Towers in Dubai will be finished by year’s end, the Roads and Transport Authority has said. The third phase of the parallel roads project, which cost Dh450 million, is 75 per cent complete. “The project ranks among the biggest undertaken by the RTA and is …

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year-on-year growth in new vehicle sales in the UAE market

Due to the strong act of the UAE economy in the latest three years, The country’s auto market recorded more than 27 per cent year- on-year growth in the first two months of 2013 following the financial crisis with expectations to record sales of 380,000 vehicles in 2013 compared to 305,000 vehicles in 2012 and …

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Nursery started tracking offendersin Dubai

  It’s been one week since Emerald City Nursery started tracking offenders, and they already have 11 embarrassed families on a watch-list. Their offence? Driving without securing their children in the car. In a new campaign – “Buckle-Up or Face-Up!” – the Jumeirah nursery is targeting parents who drop off or pick up children without …

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Traffic, the default excuse for almost anything

When cities grow, traffic often becomes the default excuse for almost anything. Late for a meeting? Blame traffic. Don’t want to go out? Blame traffic. City planners have several ways out of this problem. They can build their way out, by widening roads or adding alternative routes around choke points. Alternatively, as is the case …

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Toughregulating have been introduced in Dubai

Tough rules for training and regulating minibus drivers have been introduced in Dubai. The reforms mean learner drivers will undergo a strict training and testing regime before they can take the wheel. They must be over the age of 21 and pass a medical fitness test before starting the training. The program includes eight theoretical …

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Dubai might have one of the fastest cars in the world

Being distinctive among the others of tallest buildings and the best hotels in the world, and as of next year, Dubai might even have one of the fastest cars in the world. The Devel Sixteen, unveiled by Defining Extreme Vehicles Car Industry at the Dubai International Motor Show last month, had the entire motoring industry …

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