New Salik gates poised to open on Tuesday

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SALIK GATES: Two new gates open on Tuesday in Dubai. (Getty Images)

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has clarified confusion over the charges for the two new toll gates which begin operating on Tuesday in Al Safa and on Al Maktoum Bridge.

Salah Al-Marzouqi, director of RTA Intelligent Traffic Systems Department, said in a statement that motorists will only be charged once when crossing Al Barsha gate and Al Safa gate in both directions in one trip, within one hour.

“One trip means when a vehicle passes under Al Safa Toll Gate, the toll charge will be deducted once even if the vehicle passes under Al Barsha Toll Gate and vice versa, during a specific period of time fixed as one hour,” Al-Marzouqi said.

The toll gate system (Salik) is also fitted with control systems to recognise traffic bottlenecks triggered by road collisions, he added.

The new gates are part of the RTA’s phase two of the Salik system.

The gate at Al Maktoum Bridge will be free of charge while the Floating Bridge is closed, from 10 pm to 6 am.

Currently there are toll gates on Al Garhoud Bridge and on Sheikh Zayed Road at Al Barsha opposite Mall of the Emirates.

Motorists are charged four dirhams each time they pass through the gates.

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