The 5 large specialised vehicles, equipped with advanced technology for sweeping, can clean roughly 2,250km of exterior roads and highways every day and take the civic body’s fleet for waste operations management to 752 vehicles, 35 of which are for road cleaning
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Dubai RTA announces $160million project to expand smart traffic systems
The project is aimed at increasing the smart system coverage of Dubai roads from the present 11% to 60%, and it includes construction of a new traffic control centre in Al Barsha, Dubai.
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Caterpillar launches new rental-oriented compactor line
Designed for ease of operation, transportation, and servicing, Caterpillar’s new range of rental-oriented compactors range from 2.5 tonnes to 2.9 tonnes
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Caterpillar, Kennametal ink global cutting tool deal
Under the terms of the deal, Kennametal will provide Caterpillar customers with rotors, and diamond and carbide earth-cutting tools, for mixing and road-milling applications
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Dubai Taxi, RTA launch medical clinic for cab drivers
Dubai Taxi Corporation and the Roads and Transport Authority have launched a medical clinic in a bid to improve the provision of healthcare for the emirate’s taxi drivers
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Abu Dhabi: No crashes on first school day of 2017
Abu Dhabi Police has revealed that no road traffic accidents were reported in the city on the emirate’s first school day of 2017
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UAE: Dubai Municipality buys 11 IPVs from Gulfco
In a bid to protect construction crews conducting roadworks in the UAE, Dubai Municipality has purchased 11 impact protection vehicles (IPVs) from Gulfco
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Collision leads to bus fire on Sheikh Zayed Road
An Ashok Leyland bus is reported to have caught fire on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road this morning, following a collision with a passenger car
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DMAT unveils smart traffic system for Abu Dhabi
The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport has established a smart traffic system to more effectively control vehicle flow in Abu Dhabi
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Paving the way: The region’s lucrative road market
PMV explores the steady appetite of GCC road and airport projects for equipment that grades, paves and compacts