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Integrated Transport Centre provides 5198 surface parking bays at Al Ain Mall and Al Sarouj areas

The step aims to curb random parking, make roads safer

The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, is set to implement Phase II of the Public Parking Management System (Mawaqif) at Al Ain City starting from March 01, 2020. The step involves the provision of 5198 surface parking bays at Al Ain Mall area (Othman Ibn Affan Street) and Al Sarouj area (Zayed bin Sultan Street) as part of efforts to provide innovative parking solutions, streamline the traffic flow and curb disorderly parking.

The new parking sectors to be activated comprise of 830 standard parking bays at Al Hosn, 581 standard parking bays at Al Murabaa, 2137 standard parking bays along with 158 premium parking bays at Al Kuwaitat, and 1492 standard parking bays at Al Neyadat.

The new parking bays spread over four sectors, the first is Sector 8B (Al Hosn) bordered by Zayed bin Sultan Street to the north and east, Third Street to the west, and Al Ain Oasis to the south. The second is sector 13 (Al Murabaa) bordered by Shakhboot bin Sultan Street to the north, Othman Ibn Affan Street to the south, Omar Ibn Al Khattab Street to the east, and Hamza Ibn Abdul Muttalib Street to the west. The third is Sector 14 (Al Kuwaitat) bordered by Othman Ibn Affan Street to the north, Al Salam Street to the south, Omar Ibn Al Khattab Street to the east, and Zayed bin Sultan Street to the west. The fourth is Sector 15 (Al Neyadat) bordered by Al Salam Street to the north, Khaled bin Sultan Street to the south, Omar Ibn Al Khattab Street to the east, and Zayed bin Sultan Street to the west.

The opening of these new parking sectors is part of ITC’s plan to develop, streamline and manage car parks at Al Ain city, and provide long-term parking solutions. The overall objective is to ensure the smooth flow of traffic and reduce random parking all over the city.

Managed parking bays have multiple traffic, social, economic and environmental benefits such as enabling the optimal use of available parking spaces, eliminating casual parking practices, streamlining traffic movement, improving road safety, easing people daily mobility, and supporting business and tourism in the city.

It will also shorten the time of searching for parking bays and accordingly add to the convenience of users. It will also encourage people to use public transport, protect the environment from vehicle emissions and maintain the picturesque landscape of Al Ain city and streets. Furthermore, it will also protect pavements and road furniture, and support sustainable development across Abu Dhabi Emirate.

ITC calls on motorists in residential areas to obtain resident parking permits from the affiliated customers happiness centres or online via (www.itc.gov.ae) before the activation of the parking mangment to avoid fines. Permits shall be valid from the actual date of the service launch.

Resident parking permits are granted to both landlords and tenants along with their first and second-degree relatives such as parents, spouse, children, brothers and sisters. Each accommodation is entitled to two permits maximum, and the permit shall be valid at the residential sector of the accommodation.

To process parking permits, applicants need to submit copies of land plots, attested tenancy agreement, Emirates identity card, vehicle registration card, and utility bill, besides paying the prescribed fees. Permits entitle holders to park their vehicles at available parking bays within their residential areas without additional charges.

The annual fee of a residential parking permit is 800 dirhams for the first vehicle and 1200 dirhams for the second vehicle. Permits can be issued on half-yearly base at a fee of 400 dirhams for the first vehicle and 600 dirhams for the second vehicle, depending on the remaining period in the lease agreement, or the request of the tenant. Parking is free of charge for Emiratis living in villas as per reports submitted by inspectors. Emiratis living in apartments are entitled to 4 free permits subject to the approval of the ITC.

Noting that “Mawaqif” parking times are from 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM from Saturday to Thursday. The parking areas are categorised as:

• Premium Parking (blue and white colours) at a rate of 3 Dirhams per hour with a maximum stay of 4 hours.
• Standard Parking (blue and black colours) at a rate of 2 Dirhams per hour or 15 Dirhams per day. Resident Permit Parking is marked with a signboard and/or a blue line, and is enforced from 9:00 PM to 8:00 AM. In addition, villa residents parking are dedicated for permit holders only and the parking spaces are identified with signboards.

Parking is free on Friday, during official holidays, and for people of determination. Parking bays nearby mosques are exempted from parking fees for 45 minutes from the call to prayer (Adhan).

It is strictly prohibited to park on yellow and grey-markings, in the middle of the road, at drop-off and pick-up points, pedestrian crossings, access points and fire hydrants as well as double-parking and parking in a way that blocks people or vehicles movement. Parking inspectors are deployed to verify compliance with Mawaqif regulations in order to avoid fines.