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From Arabian Business:
New maps on way in road-naming shake-up
New maps of Dubai are to be drawn up in the latest campaign by transport chiefs to ease congestion on the city's roads.
The maps are part of a major initiative by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to change the way emirate addresses are named and signposted.
Instead of district names, RTA chiefs are to adopt building numbers and road and zone names in a move they say will help road users, including taxi drivers, find their destination.
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A trial of the new system is being introduced in selected places designated by the RTA covering residential zones of Jumeirah 3 and the surrounding areas between the 2nd and 4th Interchange of Sheikh Zayed Road.
A project committee is being chaired by engineer Metha bin Adai, CEO of RTA Traffic & Roads Agency. Other committee representatives include those from Dubai Municipality, General HQ of Dubai Police, General Directorate of Civil Defence, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, Unified Ambulance Centre, and Emirates Post Holding Group.
Metha described the new system as clear, concise, simple and easily memorised. He said it adopted building numbers, road & zones names, displayed on directional signs, rather than the district names used in the previous system which was mainly based on city landmarks and road numbers.
“Launching the trial phase of the project is in line with Dubai Strategic Plan 2015; particularly the provisions of Infrastructure, Lands & Environment Plan calling for an integrated roads and transport system capable of ensuring seamless traffic flow and highest levels of safety for all road users," he said.
As part of the new project, forward directional signboards will be positioned to specify distances to the next exit to give more information to motorists.
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