Dubai's RTA to reduce speed limit on part of Dubai-Hatta Road

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that the maximum speed limit on the Dubai – Hatta Road has been reduced from 120 km/per hour to 100 km/per hour, starting from January 20, 2016. The new speed limit will include the sector starting from Omani borders at Mizairee up to the Omani border post. “RTA’s decision to reduce the speed limit in this sector of the Dubai Road has been taken primarily in the interest of public safety in a bid to curb the number of traffic accidents,” said Maitha Bin Udai, CEO of RTA. She explained that recent statistics showed that the particular sector of that road has witnessed 20 traffic accidents resulting in five fatalities, four victims seriously injured, nine sustained moderate injuries, and 29 inflicted with minor injuries during the period 2010-2015. The road is also experiencing intense traffic volumes generated by heavy vehicles on both directions.   Gulf News