Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched an extensive inspection campaign to identify improper practices on the part of truck drivers, particularly random parking on main roads across the emirate. RTA is undertaking this campaign as part of sustained efforts to enhance road safety for all users and truck drivers, improve the efficiency of the road infrastructure, and maintain Dubai’s urban landscape.
RTA has begun implementing intensified inspection campaigns targeting random truck parking on main roads and beneath bridges in several key areas across the emirate. These efforts form part of RTA’s broader initiative to curb violations, address practices that obstruct traffic flow and endanger road users, and ultimately enhance mobility and traffic safety across Dubai’s road network.
Arif Shakri, Director of Right-of-Way at the RTA’s Traffic and Roads Agency, stated: “The inspection campaigns undertaken by RTA aim primarily to regulate activities within the right-of-way, protect public facilities and infrastructure, and safeguard the road from unauthorised practices. RTA will continue to carry out these campaigns regularly, alongside unannounced inspections, to identify violations and take action against those encroaching or obstructing the right-of-way across the emirate.”
"RTA has developed 14 dedicated truck rest stops across the emirate to ensure greater comfort for drivers, particularly during truck-movement restriction periods on certain roads. These facilities support efforts to reduce truck-related incidents and curb unsafe practices that jeopardise the safety of road users."
Arif Shakri, further added, "RTA urges freight companies and truck drivers to comply with all regulatory and operational requirements, as random truck parking within the right-of-way or on main roads constitutes a clear violation. Penalties start at Dhs 5,000 and may be doubled in repeated or serious cases, reaching up to Dhs 200,000 depending on the nature of the violation and its impact on safety and traffic flow, in line with Executive Council Resolution No. (54) of 2021 regulating works within the right-of-way in the Emirate of Dubai.”