Al Sufouh Road speed limit cut to 60kph

The maximum speed limit on Al Sufouh Road will be reduced from 80 to 60 km starting on June 1, 2014. The speed radars will capture anybody passing at 81 km or above.

This was announced by the Road and Transport Authority (RTA), urging the public that the new speed limits would be strictly enforced in two weeks from now through the installation of speed radars and in cooperation with Dubai Police.

The new speed limit will be enforced in anticipation of tram movement in and around Al Sufouh Street. Maitha bin Udai, CEO of RTA’s Traffic and Roads Agency (TRA), said: “RTA’s decision to reduce the speed limit of Al Safouh Street, which is classified as an arterial street, was taken in the light of studies about the impacts of the Dubai Tram with a view to ensuring a smooth and safe traffic flow in the area.”

In November this year, Dubai Tram will hit the road, and Al Sufouh area will form an integral part of its route. Five tram stations will be opened over a 2.5km-long stretch on the street, an addition that will have a considerable impact on traffic in the area.

Pedestrian crossings, pick-up and drop-off points, bus stops, taxi ranks, and car parks will be established to encourage usage of mass transportation and smoothly integrate the tram with other transit modes without crippling the traffic movement, explained Maitha.

“The step also fits well with the speed limits applied to the northward in the Jumeirah Street (70 km/h), and to the southward in the JBR (60 km/h),” she added.

According to Decision of the Executive Council No (1) for 2014, regulating the tram operation in the Emirate of Dubai, severe and stringent measures will be enforced against violators of specified speed limits and red signal jumpers.

Sufficient directional and awareness signage will be erected to display the permissible speed on this part of the street, and help streamline traffic flow where it intersects with the tram.
 

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