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RTA Grants Monorail 
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DUBAI - The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) granted two safety certificates to Nakheel for its Palm Jumeirah monorail as the first step towards the creation of a railways regulatory body, the authority announced 
on Monday.

Published: Wed 13 May 2009, 1:31 AM

Updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 8:41 PM

The proposed body will be operational following the inauguration of the first monorail on the Palm. “RTA will soon develop new legislations setting out a new role for RTA as the Railway Safety Regulation Authority,” said Abdul Mohsen Ibrahim Younes, CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance, RTA. “This role will fall to RTA’s Safety Regulation and Planning Department which will conduct due diligence. The new laws will set requirements for safety certification, safety regulation and accident investigation for all railways in the Emirate of Dubai, including the Dubai Metro.”

He added that the safety certificates were issued after advice from the UK’s Office of Rail Regulation. 
 martin@khaleejtimes.com



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