Dh175m bus depot at Khalifa City in Abu Dhabi

The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi has announced that it will soon commence building the new Dh175 million bus depot project in Abu Dhabi, after the project was approved by the Executive Council as part of various infrastructure projects valued at Dh1.5 billion.

Spanning over 10 hectares in Khalifa City A, opposite the Abu Dhabi Golf Club and adjacent to the northern Abu Dhabi - Dubai main road, the new bus depot will have facilities that accommodate up to 480 buses, providing them with fueling, washing and maintenance services, in addition to the establishment of a building to provide integrated maintenance services capable of servicing 550 buses.

The project is expected to be accomplished by end of 2015.

According to the DoT, the suggested design of the project has been meticulously considered, with its potential to accommodate more vehicles in the future, adherence to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standards, the ability to easily reach all over Abu Dhabi, as well as its location away from residential areas having been well-researched.

Hashim Al Hashimi, Director of Public Transport Division at the Department of Transport, said: "The approval by the Abu Dhabi Executive Council to build a world-class bus depot bears witness to the rapidly-growing demand on bus services as being a sustainable, safe, cost-effective and almost around-the-clock available transportation option."

"The bus depot project, when operational, will redefine the bus service sector in Abu Dhabi, as it will provide a wide spectrum of benefits to both existing and future bus fleets, such as a one-stop shop for bus maintenance and servicing facility that will be built as per world-class standards and environment-friendly benchmarks", he added.