{"id":2755,"date":"2016-02-23T11:28:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T11:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2016-02-23T11:28:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T11:28:09","slug":"rta-launches-the-first-smart-air-conditioned-shelter-for-bus-riders-in-jumeirah-constructed-under-the-ppp-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/rta-launches-the-first-smart-air-conditioned-shelter-for-bus-riders-in-jumeirah-constructed-under-the-ppp-model\/","title":{"rendered":"RTA Launches The First Smart Air-Conditioned Shelter For Bus Riders In Jumeirah, Constructed Under The PPP Model"},"content":{"rendered":"

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has inaugurated the first smart air-conditioned shelter for bus riders in Jumeirah. The shelter, which is fitted with complimentary WiFi internet connectivity, offers several other services to the public. It is the first of 100 smart shelters to be constructed by the RTA in 15 districts of Dubai.<\/p>\n

A host of RTA\u2019s CEOs, Fahad Al Hasawi Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (Du), and Nikhil Jagmohan, Executive Director of Right Angle Company, attended the inauguration event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Smart Air-Conditioned Shelters project, undertaken by RTA in cooperation with the Right Angle Co. and Du is part of RTA\u2019s initiatives in support of the Dubai Government\u2019s efforts towards implementing the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. These directives are to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the world, offering 24-hour services to the public. The project fulfills one of the key strategic goals of RTA i.e. making people happier, and promoting the use of mass transit modes in Dubai. This drive could be maintained through improving public transport facilities and transforming them into smart facilities capable of maximizing the satisfaction of public transport riders. It also warrants continuous efforts towards upgrading the infrastructure of public transport facilities in an innovative manner likewise the metro stations,\u201d said Al Tayer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRTA has set a time chart for constructing 100 smart air-conditioned bus shelters. About 25 shelters are set for completion by the end of February, and the remaining 75 shelters are due for completion by the end of March this year. Locations of shelters were selected based on several safety considerations and the number of riders. These shelters would be distributed over 15 districts in Dubai including the Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Wasl, Jumeirah, Deira, Umm Al Romool, Al Quoz, Al Rashidiya, Al Qusais, Al Awir, Al Nahda, Al Satwa, Al Karama, Al Ras, Al Garhoud, and Al Jafiliya,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Smart Shelter hosts a wide spectrum of services for bus riders including Free WiFi courtesy of Du, selling & top-up of NOL cards, top-up of mobile phones for local & international networks, paying bills of public & private entities internally & abroad, recharging mobile phones, smart kiosk, interactive media & advertising screens, displaying info about RTA\u2019s services and a mini mart for selling refreshments & snacks,\u201d said Al Tayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has inaugurated the first smart air-conditioned shelter for bus riders in Jumeirah. The shelter, which is fitted with complimentary WiFi internet connectivity, offers several other services to the public. It is the first of 100 smart […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2757,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755\/revisions\/2757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}