RTA kicks off clean-up campaign ahead of Eid

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a wide-ranging clean-up campaign covering roads, public yards, parking lots, bridges, tunnels and project sites as part of RTA preparation for the welcoming of the blessed Eid Al Adha.

Nazim Faisal, Director of Roads and Facilities Maintenance, RTA Traffic and Roads Agency, said: “The campaign comes in the context of sharing the festivities of Eid Al Adha. It stems out of the RTA’s attention to provide a sparkling and untainted environment such that the city will remain a convenient living place for residents and visitors. This is particularly relevant as Dubai tends to receive a large influx of visitors and tourists from within the UAE and abroad during Eid and events.”

A programme is currently underway involving cleaning areas in the vicinity of Eid prayer areas, bridges and tunnels, with particular focus on washing the main tunnels and metal rail of bridges, removing dust and solid deposits on pavements specially bridges pavements, and washing pedestrian bridges and directional signs at key roads within the emirate, said Faisal.

A team comprising engineers and inspectors from Roads and Facilities Maintenance Department, in coordination with Roads Department, has surveyed the neighbourhood of Eid prayer areas to initiate corrective measures for repairing any faults in roads, road marking and directional signs, check the cleanliness of road project sites an adjacent areas to ensure they are free from constructional waste, and ensure the clarity of traffic signals and road marks.

The survey also checked the availability of maintenance tools with contractors, soundness of road elements, and the cleaning and washing of tunnels across the emirate to ensure that they are well turned out during Eid days.