Dubai: Commuters in the UAE, particularly Dubai residents, will mark on Monday (September 9, 2019) the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Dubai Metro — one of the biggest projects that has facilitated the smooth movement of tens of thousands on a daily basis.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said on his Twitter page on September 8: “Tomorrow [Monday], we mark the 10th anniversary of launching one of the major projects in Dubai and the UAE, the Dubai Metro, which transported a billion-and-a-half people in 10 years.
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“Back then, I consulted members of the Executive Council in Dubai whether they support the idea or not. Some rejected it, under the pretext of people’s non-acceptance of the use of Metro.”
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“The punctuality of Dubai Metro’s 2.5 million trips is 99.7 per cent. This is an indicator of civilization from which the rest of our institutions in the UAE as well as the Arab world can learn,” Sheikh Mohammed tweeted.
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Punctuality of Dubai Metro's 2.5 million trips in the last 10 years###
“I am proud of the RTA (Roads and Transport Authority), its chairman and staff. We are looking forward to a new phase of creativity and excellence to facilitate life in Dubai and raise its quality,” he wrote.
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He added: “We have invested more than Dh100 billion in the past decade on roads and transportation, and our new vision for the future of mobility in Dubai is based on three principles. First: the use of technology; Second: the preservation of the environment; and Third: the establishment of long-term investment partnerships,” he said.
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“Today, we are doing our best to move from the second globally to the first in the quality of roads and transport”.
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