Gulf News reported that the Roads and Transport (RTA) said taxis in Dubai is charging a Dhs4 toll from yesterday when passing through Salik toll gates installed across four different locations in the emirate,
The meters of all 8,000 taxis, including franchise cabs, have been upgraded and will begin to charge tolls while passing through any of the four toll gates on Al Maktoum Bridge, Al Safa, Al Garhoud Bridge and Al Barsha, said Adel Mohammad Shakeri, Director of the Transportation System Department, at the RTA’s Public Transport Agency. “Customers will have an option to choose an alternative route and cabbies will have to ask them if they are willing to take a Salik route or an alternative route,” said Shakeri.
Khaleej Times reported that Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced plans to set up two more road tollgates in the emirate . One Salik tollgate is to be installed at Al Ittihad Road near the Dubai Police headquarters, and the second gate will go up near the Dubai Airport tunnel. This will bring the total number of Salik gates to six, once operational.
