New Salik Gate
The Salik gate, third on Shaikh Zayed road and seventh overall, will be located near Energy Metro station, helping divert traffic to Yalayis road and other parallel freeways.
The toll will encourage motorists to use the 62km Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Road that opened to traffic in 2016. The Dh2.1 billion highway runs between Seih Shuaib on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai border all the way to the Sweihan Road interchange. It consists of four lanes in each direction and has a capacity of 8,000 vehicles per hour.
The new toll gate is estimated to generate more than Dh300 million in annual revenues. This will be added to the estimated Dh2 billion in annual revenues generated by the Salik gates in Dubai.
The RTA had paid off an $800-million financing deal through revenues generated through Salik.
Emirate: Abu Dhabi
Date: Aug 12, 2018
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