In a move to boost the use of public transport in Dubai, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has endorsed a plan to construct dedicated bus and taxi lanes extending across 37 km during the period between 2023 and 2027.

The director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, Mattar Al Tayer, said: “The dedicated bus and taxi lanes is a successful global practice that encourages people to ride public transport rather than private vehicles.

“As seen in several metropolitan cities in America and Europe dedicated bus and taxi lanes reduce journey time, increase the compliance with the on-time bus departures, encourage public to use mass transport means, improve the taxi arrival time, and reduce the direct and indirect operational costs as well as pollution".