Al Tayer explores cooperation with British State Minister for Transport Affairs

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has just recently received Minister Claire Perry, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, in the presence of Paul Fox, British Consul General to Dubai.

During the conference participated in by a number of CEOs of RTA as well as members of the delegation going along with the British Minister, both events talked about methods of boosting participation as well as sharing proficiency in between RTA and also its counterpart in the UK. They additionally reviewed a selection of public transportation projects & systems the RTA intends to take on in future.

At the beginning of the conference, Al Tayer welcomed the British Minister and also hailed the collaboration & teamwork connections in between RTA and British entities running in the field of roads as well as transportation.

Al Tayer oriented the British delegation on the crucial jobs the RTA is considering to execute in future in order to update the framework of roadways as well as transit systems, consisting of the design and operation of rail projects costing billions of dirhams. Examples of these jobs include Route 2020 for the expansion of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro to the Expo 2020 site, expansion of the Green Line of the Dubai Metro, Phase II of the Dubai Tram, and a number of other projects providing great chances for businesses to bid for projects launched by the RTA.

The British State Minister for Transport Affairs shared her pleasure over the involvement of British entities and also companies in the design of RTA's projects, hoping for even more cooperation and even the exchange of specialization for both parties.