Dubai announces free parking for public holiday on Thursday

Dubai announces free parking for public holiday on Thursday

Public parking across Dubai will be free of charge on Thursday, October 21, which is being observed as a public holiday to mark Prophet Mohammad’s birthday. However parking will remain paid during the holidays at multi-level parking terminals, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said. RTA service provider centres and customer happiness centres will be closed on Thursday and will resume work from Sunday, October 24. Smart customer happiness centres at Umm Ramool, Deira, Al Barsha, Al Manara and RTA head office will continue service 24/7 as usual. On Thursday, the red and green lines will operate from 5am until 2.15am (of the following day), while the Dubai Tram will run from 6am to 1am (of the following day). Public buses will operate during the Eid holiday as follows: Main stations, including Gold Souq from 4.50am to 1.22am (past midnight), and Al-Ghubaiba from 4.13am to 0.57am (of the following day). Sub-stations, including Al Satwa, will operate from 4.57am to 11pm (except for Route C01 which will operate around the clock), Al-Qusais station from 4.50am to 12.04am (past midnight), Al Quoz Industrial station from 5.30am to 11.30pm, and Jebel Ali station from 4.58am to 12.15am (past midnight). The Metro Link bus