Smart parking now open in Al Rigga, Trade Centre

Dubai - The project is set for full completion by the end of April 2017

The initial phase of the Smart Parking Project by Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is now open, covering controlled parking areas in Al Rigga and World Trade Center.
Through this project, information is provided to motorists before driving to those areas about the number of vacant slots in public car parks using the RTA app. The information will also be displayed in Arabic and English on e-signs on the streets.
"Phase I of the link has been completed according to the planned timeline," said Mohammad Al Shareef, director of Intelligent Traffic Systems at RTA's Traffic & Roads Agency. "The RTA has completed the link of the central system with the basic components of the project (e-signs, ground and overhead sensors) in public parking in Dubai as well as multi-level parking terminals and Dubai Mall car parking."
According to Al Shareef, the RTA has fully completed the project works at Al Rigga following the installation of about 2000 ground sensors while work progress has reached 84 per cent at World Trade Center on Sheikh Zayed Road involving the installation of 59 overhead cameras followed by the installation of electronic smart directional signs.
"The project is set for full completion by the end of April 2017," added Al Shareef.
"It (Smart Parking Project) is tailored to the needs of road users in view of the growing requirements of the public for using effective technological devices in dealing with the parking service by eliminating traffic congestion resulting from the search for a parking slot," he added.
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