RTA awards sustainable streetlighting contracts in Dubai

RTA awards sustainable streetlighting contracts in Dubai

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract worth AED278 million ($76 million) for a streetlighting project that will cover 40 districts and streets.

This project is part of the Street Lighting Plan 2023-2026, which aims to enhance the infrastructure of road network facilities to keep up with Dubai's ongoing development and meet the demands of urban expansion and population growth.

As part of the streetlighting plan, RTA began work on designing and implementing streetlighting projects in 2023 for the Al Qusais Industrial Areas 1 to 5, as well as Al Lusaily and Lahbab 1 and 2. The project is almost completed now.

This year, RTA will extend the streetlights installation work to cover roads previously unlit in Mirdif, Al Baraha, Oud Metha, Al Waheda, Al Hudaiba, Al Satwa, Abu Hail, and Al Bada'a.

Additionally, lighting installations will be carried out in Umm Suqeim 1, 2, and 3, Al Safa 1 and 2, Al Manara, Al Mariyal Reserve Street, and the road to Al Minhad Air Base. The plan also includes streets and parking areas in Jumeirah, it stated.

Mattar Al Tayer, the Director-General, and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said: "The main goal of this plan is to