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RTASalik users still can't pay finesDrivers unable to check Salik finesby Ashaba K Abdul Basti Motorists in Dubai are still unable to pay their Salik fines despite improvements in the system announced by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Motorists who drove through the tollgates on Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Garhoud Bridge without sufficient credit in their accounts said there is no mechanism in place through which they can find out how much money they owed. Salik reduces traffic by 20% says RTA bossSalik toll system's aim to reduce traffic 'is right on track' Dubai: The Salik toll system has helped reduce traffic passing through the toll gates on Garhoud Bridge and Shaikh Zayed Road by 20 per cent and is right on track, said a senior official. "Salik is part of a series of integrated solutions worked out by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to tackle traffic congestion," said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA. RTA blames car rental companies for Salik delaysFirms work extra to meet Salik deadline Car rental companies will be working over the weekend to make sure their fleets of thousands of vehicles can drive through Dubai’s new toll gates without incurring a fine. Starting from Sunday, cars driving through the toll gates near Mall of the Emirates and Garhoud Bridge, will have to display a special sticker tag on their windscreen. Vehicles without the tag will be fined Dh100 and the fine will be doubled every time the offence is repeated. RTA chief says report of Salik delay "fabricated and baseless"Salik to launch as scheduled, says RTA Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority yesterday confirmed that its Salik [road toll] project is on schedule for a July 1 start and denied reports that its launch was being reconsidered. "Salik is on track as announced," Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the RTA told Gulf News. He was commenting on a report by Zawya Dow Jones news service quoting an RTA spokesperson as saying the road toll project may be delayed. Salik launch date unchanged after RTA meetingDubai RTA Confirms July Road Toll Date After Meeting DUBAI - Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority decided in a meeting Sunday not to delay the July 1 launch of its controversial new road toll that's expected to generate 600 million U.A.E. dirhams in annual revenue ($163.4 million) to fund new projects and ease traffic. RTA may delay Salik launchDubai's RTA Chiefs May Delay July 1 Salik Road Toll Launch DUBAI - Dubai's Road & Traffic Authority said Sunday it may delay a controversial new road toll that's expected to generate 600 million U.A.E. dirhams in revenue ($163.4 million) a year, an official said. "The RTA is meeting to confirm July 1 as the start date or to chose another date when it will start," an RTA spokesperson told Zawya Dow Jones Sunday. "The authority has received many points of view and suggestions about the new toll so it is taking these into consideration," she added. 
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