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WATERWAY TRANSPORT TO LINK DUBAI DISTRICTS

Friday, 09 Jan 2009

Meetings and negotiations are taking place between Dubai property developers and the Marine Agency at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to discuss ways of improving the relationship between real estate developers, RTA and other important partners. Khalid al Zahid, the RTA Marine Agency’s acting CEO, said that the meetings were to start a dialogue on the RTA’s initiative to improve co-operation and boost the commitment of all parties involved to serve the community to the best of their ability and provide an excellent marine transport system linking various properties in Dubai.

The RTA has already had a meeting with the Culture and Arts Authority to set up the groundwork between them regarding the recently opened Dubai Creek Cultural Project, and discuss the vital subject of safeguarding the traditional design of marine transport methods and abras that will convey commuters between Dubai properties.

Khalid al Zahid said, “We have also held meetings with Dubai Customs (Dubai World) to discuss extending marine mass transit services to the new Fisheries Ports Development project. Visits also included Deira Investment Co. to discuss matters related to Deira Waterfront project, and the meeting explored the possibility of extending marine mass transit services to the waterfront projects. Visits programme also included Burj Dubai Lakes project developed by Emaar Properties.”

The overall purpose of the conferences that the Agency is undertaking is to establish a way of promoting partnerships between the various players involved in order to improve existing and planned communications with developers of property in Dubai. This is being done to facilitate the establishment of marine transport services, improve marine developments and augment the lines of navigation that the Agency envisions to provide smooth and safe marine mass transport to all concerned. The planned project will improve the ability of Dubai’s inhabitants to travel between the various accommodations in Dubai such as Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Deira, The World and Palm Jumeirah.