Abu Dhabi will introduce road tolls as part of a new law issued this week, according to reports in our sister title Arabian Business.
The report says the law (No. 17 of 2017) mandates that the Department of Transport (DoT) will be responsible for identifying areas in which the tariffs should be imposed, as well as the amounts to be paid and operational hours.
The suggestions will be submitted to the General Secretariat of the Executive Council for approval, is is said.
The manner in which funds will be collected has yet to be determined. Ambulances will be exempt from the tariffs, alongside armed forces, Civil Defence, public buses and motorcycles.
The law also makes it illegal to avoid payments by concealing a vehicle’s number plate, with all offences being referred to local authorities.
Motorists who do not pay the fee after crossing a toll will be hit with Dhs10,000 fines, and the the total number of fines for one vehicle will not go above Dhs25,000.
In Dubai, the Salik system was introduced in 2007 and vehicles all have a tag, which is topped up with credit that gets deducted when the vehicles drive through tollgates. The fee is Dhs4 per tollgate.
Watch this space for more information.
