The Executive Committee held its regular meeting here yesterday under the chairmanship of Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court and member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
The committee members reviewed a study proposing a railroad for trains to carry passengers and goods.
The project involves development of a comprehensive study on the passenger and goods trains, topographic surveys along the train's route, a hydrologic study and an Environmental Impact Assessment.
The committee approved two memorandums submitted by Department of Transport (DoT) on financing the procurement of new buses and on transferring sectors, authorities, responsibilities and assets of the roads and bridges network in the emirate from the Department of Municipal Affairs to the DoT.
Also approved were memorandums submitted by the Abu Dhabi Educational Council for tenders.
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