Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai)

This article is about Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai. For one in Sharjah, see Roads and Transport Authority (Sharjah).
Roads and Transport Authority
هيئة الطرق والمواصلات
Agency overview
FormedNovember 1, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-11-01)
JurisdictionEmirate of Dubai
HeadquartersAl Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Employees6,310 (2017)[1]
Annual budget7.61 billion AED (2016)[2]
Agency executives
  • Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors [1]
  • Maitha bin Adai, CEO of the Traffic and Roads Agency
  • Abdulla Al Ali, CEO of Licensing Agency
  • Abdul Muhsen Younes, CEO of the Rail Agency
  • Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of the Public Transport Agency
  • Mohammed Al-Mudharreb, CEO of Corporate Technology Support Services
  • Yousef Al Redha[3], CEO of Corporate Administration Support Services
Websitewww.rta.ae

The Roads and Transport Authority (Arabic: هيئة الطرق والمواصلات), commonly known as RTA, is the major independent government roads & transportation authority in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 2005 and is responsible for planning and executing transport and traffic projects, along with legislation and strategic plans of transportation in the city.[4][5] It is a department of the Government of Dubai.

  1. ^ a b "Emiratis form 54% of RTA total workforce of 6310 employees: Al Tayer". Dubai Government Media Office. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Dubai's RTA: $2bn budget includes 12 new road projects | Middle East Construction News". 15 February 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ "RTA Board of Directors". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ Stephen Wilkins (2006). Dubai Creek. Troubador Publishing Ltd, 2006. ISBN 1-905237-47-2.
  5. ^ "Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) - Company Details on ZAWYA MENA Edition". www.zawya.com.