Making the announcement via Twitter, the RTA said it will be the first integrated truck stop zone to service the needs of heavy vehicle drivers across the emirate.
His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, the Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced that the Trucks Rest Stop Project at Dubailand on Emirates Road has reached 55 per cent completion.
The RTA quoted Al Tayer saying the construction of the facility is being undertaken in partnership with the private sector.
"Al Sahraa Group, the project developer, had completed 55% of the project works including preliminary processes preceding the construction phase such as obtaining non-objection certificates, levelling the land, protecting utility lines, and obtaining the final building permit from the concerned authorities," said Al Tayer.
"The station spans 5 hectares and includes 100 parking slots for trucks, and other facilities to serve the basic and daily needs of truck drivers as well as a specialised technical testing centre for heavy vehicles," he continued.
HE Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, announced that completion rate in the Trucks Rest Stop Project at Dubai Land, Emirates Road had reached 55%. https://t.co/6pqh6VIL3fpic.twitter.com/avaleJenRN
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