Dubai: New parking spaces in 2 schools to slash traffic delays by 50%

Pedestrian pathways and crossings, signages and road markings have also come up in these school areas

Published: Thu 2 Jan 2025, 6:28 PM

Updated: Sat 4 Jan 2025, 9:50 PM

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Repton School Dubai

Traffic delays and congestion around two more schools in Dubai are set to lessen by 35-50 per cent in what will be a big relief for commuters, especially parents during drop-off and pick-up of their wards.

As part of its road improvement measures, especially in school zones, the Roads and Transport Authority has added 150 parking spaces each at Repton School Dubai in Nad Al Sheba and GEMS Al Khaleej International School in Al Warqa.

The parking capacity at Repton School Dubai in Nad Al Sheba has doubled to 300 spaces. At Al Khaleej International School in Al Warqa, there are now 270 parking spaces, which is a 125 per cent expansion.

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The authority has also provided safe entrances and exits in the newly expanded parking areas.

Pedestrian pathways and crossings, along with directional signages, road markings, and traffic-calming measures have also been installed in these school areas.

In the past months. several school zones across Dubai have seen a 15 to 20 per cent reduction in travel time due to extensive road upgrades covering a total of 37 schools.

The RTA has not only widened streets leading to the schools but also added extra parking spaces for both staff and parents. It also enhanced school entrances and exits, and introduced traffic diversions in the surrounding areas.

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