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The National
12 hours ago
- Business
- The National
Dubai's Salik to increase road toll rates for Eid Al Adha on Sunday
Dubai's road toll operator is to increase charges for Eid Al Adha on Sunday, under a variable pricing strategy that adjusts for public holidays and other major events. Salik Company, the sole provider of the emirate's traffic charging system, said on Wednesday that drivers will pay Dh6 when they pass through city's toll gates during the peak hours of 6am to 10am and 4pm to 8pm on Sunday, the final day of Eid Al Adha. Motorists typically pay a Dh4 levy from 6am to 1am on Sundays, with charges waived outside of those hours. Drivers will pay Dh4 when crossing the charging points from 10am to 4pm and 8pm to 1am this Sunday, while it will remain free to travel between 1am and 6am. Updated road tolls Salik revised its road tolls in January, increasing charges from a Dh4 flat fee to Dh6 during busy periods. From Monday to Saturday, peak rates apply from 6am to 10am and from 4pm to 8pm. Off-peak charges, between 10am and 4pm and from 8pm to 1am, remain at Dh4. Two new Salik gates – at the Business Bay Crossing on Al Khail Road and at Al Safa South on Sheikh Zayed Road – were activated in November, taking the number of toll gates in Dubai to 10. The Salik system was introduced in 2007 to ease traffic congestion, raise state revenue and encourage residents to use public transport. The first two gates were opened in Garhoud and Barsha, with Safa and Maktoum bridge gates added a year later. In 2013, three gates were introduced at the Airport Tunnel, and two at Mamzar – south and north. In 2018, the Jebel Ali gate was introduced. Motorists are charged to pass through each gate, with the toll deducted automatically via tags fixed to vehicle windscreens. The tags can be bought online or at service stations and topped up online or through recharge cards. Busier roads as population expands In May, Salik said the number of registered active vehicles, including motorcycles, increased 9.3 per cent year-on-year to 4.47 million. There was a 7.3 per cent increase in registered drivers for the same period. In its report for the first three months of 2025, the toll operator said it recorded 210.8 million trips, up 35.1 per cent year-on-year. Total revenue was up 33.7 per cent to Dh751.6 million, while net profit increased 33.7 per cent year-on-year to Dh370.6 million. Toll usage fees represented 88.6 per cent of revenue.
CBS News
a day ago
- General
- CBS News
Person on tracks snags CTA Blue Line on Chicago's Near West Side
CTA Blue Line trains were disrupted on Chicago's Near West Side during the Tuesday evening rush due to an unauthorized person on the tracks. The Chicago Transit Authority said just before 5:30 p.m., Blue Line trains were halted near the Racine stop on the Eisenhower Expressway branch of the line. Riders were advised to consider alternatives. Further information about the unauthorized person on the tracks was not immediately available. CHECK: CTA updates
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Fare increases planned for Ring and Ride buses
Fares for the region's Ring and Ride services are set to increase for the first time in eight years due to cost pressures. Charges for a single trip would rise from £1.30 to £2 if the plans are approved by West Midlands Combined Authority's (WMCA) board later this month. Board members are also expected to award contracts to operators which will guarantee the service for a minimum of five years from 1 December. Demand for Ring and Ride services has grown steadily, according to WMCA figures which show 2,487 people have taken a trip in the last six months. Bosses said the last week of March was the busiest since the start of 2020, when the service was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The authority currently provides a subsidy of nearly £6.5m per year to run the service but this is almost half the figure from 2010/11 when its budget was around £12 million. A WMCA report said income from fares brought in about £250,000 per year and that this was reinvested into the service. Despite rises in inflation, charges have remained the same since April 2017. The fees are much lower than the region's fixed route bus network – which will see fares increased further later this month – which has led to concerns people who do not need Ring and Ride might attempt to switch to it. "Fares are now significantly lower than the standard single bus fares despite the significantly higher level of customer service," the report said. "The current scenario could also potentially drive people who don't need this service to switch to it rather than using fixed route bus. "Without any fares adjustments the service will become increasingly unsustainable and place further pressure on the transport levy." If approved, the new Ring and Ride fare structure would be: £2 – Registered user aged 16+ / essential escort carer (up from £1.30) £1 – Registered user aged 5-15 (up from 65p) £2 – Adult travelling with registered user (down from £2.40) £1 – Child travelling with a registered user (up from 65p) Children under the age of 5 will still travel for free This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Hundreds of jobs saved at Ring and Ride service Strategy to improve bus network could cost £44m 'Ghost buses' and cut services: Passengers complain as bus cap rises WMCA Local Democracy Reporting Service
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Fare increases planned for West Midlands Ring and Ride buses
Fares for the region's Ring and Ride services are set to increase for the first time in eight years due to cost for a single trip would rise from £1.30 to £2 if the plans are approved by West Midlands Combined Authority's (WMCA) board later this members are also expected to award contracts to operators which will guarantee the service for a minimum of five years from 1 for Ring and Ride services has grown steadily, according to WMCA figures which show 2,487 people have taken a trip in the last six months. Bosses said the last week of March was the busiest since the start of 2020, when the service was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The authority currently provides a subsidy of nearly £6.5m per year to run the service but this is almost half the figure from 2010/11 when its budget was around £12 million.A WMCA report said income from fares brought in about £250,000 per year and that this was reinvested into the rises in inflation, charges have remained the same since April fees are much lower than the region's fixed route bus network – which will see fares increased further later this month – which has led to concerns people who do not need Ring and Ride might attempt to switch to it."Fares are now significantly lower than the standard single bus fares despite the significantly higher level of customer service," the report said."The current scenario could also potentially drive people who don't need this service to switch to it rather than using fixed route bus."Without any fares adjustments the service will become increasingly unsustainable and place further pressure on the transport levy." If approved, the new Ring and Ride fare structure would be:£2 – Registered user aged 16+ / essential escort carer (up from £1.30)£1 – Registered user aged 5-15 (up from 65p)£2 – Adult travelling with registered user (down from £2.40)£1 – Child travelling with a registered user (up from 65p)Children under the age of 5 will still travel for free This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- General
- The Guardian
My petty gripe: Australians just don't know how to act right on public transport
As I shuffle my way on to Sydney's metro, a woman stares at me as if I've grown a second head. I have earned this perplexed look by exhibiting basic courtesy – moving my backpack to my front in order to avoid jostling other commuters. Shortly after this eyeball exchange, she bangs into my hip with her ludicrously capacious handbag. In almost all ways, the metro has changed my life for the better. It has slightly lengthened my walking commute, while significantly shortening my time on mass transit. And yet, every morning, I am faced with frustration. People crowd the entryways, making it difficult to shuffle deeper into the aisles. On packed carriages, we fail to file to the sides, forcing fellow riders to fight their way to the doors upon departure. These breaches of etiquette would earn you filthy looks in London or Paris, and verbal chastisement in New York. In Singapore, frustrated passengers could simply point to a sign above their heads, telling commuters what not to do. While no city has solved the problem of manspreading, in Sydney we contend with bag spreading too. Passengers dump their belongings on the seats beside them, even when others are standing. Worse still, I've seen bags sprawled across the floor. This trip hazard would be warned against any in OH&S handbook. Why should our ride to work be any different? I hear from colleagues in Melbourne that trams are plagued by this issue too. This all gives me a major case of cultural cringe, because bag spreading isn't a problem for our international visitors. I love to hear other languages spoken on the metro, but I love to see backpacks placed on laps and suitcases tucked between legs even more. I appreciate that not every passenger is lucky enough to have experienced commutes in other countries. So patronising as it may be, I want our expanding public infrastructure to come with an education campaign. A few Singapore-style signs would not go astray. But in the meantime, we're embarrassing ourselves in front of the tourists.
