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Dh120m multi-storey car park opens in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi - The new project comes as part of the DoT's strategy to provide a comprehensive transport system with an effective parking management in Abu Dhabi.

A new multi-storey parking facility was opened in Abu Dhabi, to accommodate 726 vehicles. The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi announced on Tuesday the inauguration of the underground three-storey parking facility in Al Dana, which cost Dh120m and uses cutting-edge technologies. 
The new project comes as part of the DoT's strategy to provide a comprehensive transport system according to the highest international standards, with an effective parking management in Abu Dhabi. 
Shaikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, the Chairman of the Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi, inaugurated the new project along with a group of senior officials. The project is located next to the Ministry of Finance and the Department of Economic Development. 
The new parking project consists of surface parking spaces and a three multi-storey underground parking facility that includes a total of 726 regular parking bays, handicapped bays, female only parking bays and parking bays dedicated for hybrid and electric cars. 
The parking facility will feature three elevators equipped with a high-tech security system, CCTV and round-the-clock security surveillance, while "Mawaqif" inspectors will supervise the parking area. 
The facility will also feature recreational elements, including a park for families and a children's play area, as part of the surface parking. A dedicated parking section next to the entrance of the building was constructed to accommodate people with special needs. 
The parking has been designed in a rectangular shape to facilitate movement into and out of the building. In addition, the facility offers efficiency in energy consumption through its use of environment friendly technologies. 
In future, Mawaqif will endeavor to connect the MSCP's real-time information to DoT's "Darb" smart application in order for users to know the availability of parking bays from their mobile phones. 
The regular parking fee will be applicable for the use of this new project. The MSCP also features the comfort of paying parking fees by debit and credit cards, as well as Mawaqif parking cards. 
The underground building has ultra-modern security technologies that include a license plate recognition system. To ease the search for a parking space in the new building, the DoT used a "Parking Guide System" with electronic information dashboards and green and red lights that indicate the vacancy or occupation of the parking spaces.