Dubai: By 2016, Dubai is to have at least 105 pedestrian bridges, up from the 74 footbridges in place now, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said. The move, officials hope, will help bring down road fatalities, as almost one-third of those who died in road accidents last year were pedestrians - out of 134 deaths, 41 were pedestrians. Of the 31 new footbridges planned over the next five years, the construction of 13 bridges is already underway, Engineer Maitha Bin Udai, Executive Director of the Traffic and Roads Agency at RTA said. “Pedestrian bridges currently being constructed by RTA are spread across various districts of Dubai, including two bridges on Emirates Road, one near...
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