RTA calls on concerned entities to implement new railway law in Dubai

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DUBAI, 29th July, 2017 (WAM) -- The Road and Transport Authority's, RTA, Rail Agency has called on all entities operating in the construction field, particularly those undertaking RTA projects, to cooperate in the implementation of the Executive Council Resolution No. 01 of 2017 governing railway systems in the Emirate, to ensure safe and smooth transport for all.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, issued the Resolution regulating railway systems in the Emirate of Dubai. The Resolution applies to all parts of the emirate including the special development zones and free zones including the Dubai International Financial Centre.

Abdul Mohsen Ibrahim Younes, CEO of RTAs Rail Agency said, "The Resolution aims to streamline the railway systems to bring them in line with the safety and quality standards required as well as the highest global practices of the industry. It ensures the integration of various mass transit systems in the Emirate and defines the respective roles and responsibilities of the agency and the safety regulator to ensure the efficient and safe operation of the railway systems.""The new Resolution aims to realise maximum safety and safe operation of railway transport, provide advanced and safer transit systems, protect the environment and maintain the natural ecological balance, and realise the vision of Dubai as a sustained and smart city," he added.

It also seeks to avert any losses or negative effects, immediate or in the long run, inflicted on humans and properties because of the operation of railway systems.

To realise the objectives of this Resolution, RTA assumes a host of tasks such as planning, designing and upgrading the railway network in Dubai as well as regulating the construction, improvement, operation and maintenance of the network in the emirate. It also endorses the stipulations, procedures, controls, standards, specifications and manuals applied by the agency and the safety regulator, and also endorses the conditions and procedures upon which the agency and the safety regulator issue certificates as stated in the Resolution.