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The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City today kicked off 3rd Traffic Safety Workshop under the theme "Let’s make Abu Dhabi roads safer".
The workshop was attended by a select panel of world-class experts, consultants, developers, engineers, and a bunch of specialists from government entities in Abu Dhabi Government departments, in addition to the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation in the United Kingdom.
Engineer Abdullah Saeed Al Shamsi, Acting Executive Director of Municipal Infrastructure and Assets Sector at the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City, opened the workshop by delivering a speech in which he stressed the importance of incorporating the highest traffic safety standards in the designs of infrastructure projects, and adhering to the rules of traffic to reduce traffic accidents that cause serious losses at all levels.
He praised the efforts made by the concerned Abu Dhabi Government authorities to curtail the rate of traffic accidents and deaths, and transform these efforts in strategic plans hatched by these bodies.
Al Shamsi called for capitalizing on the findings of previous workshops as well as the latest global practices & expertise and harnessing them in improving the overall standards of roads safety and infrastructure projects all over Abu Dhabi. "Since the first Workshop was held two years ago, the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has made significant progress in enhancing road safety, besides showing commitment to embed security and safety standards in the core specifications of road and infrastructure projects. These efforts paid dividends in preparing and implementing both "Abu Dhabi Road Safety Audit Manual", and "Abu Dhabi Traffic Calming Guidelines Manual, adding that there are still more tasks to be accomplished.
He commended cooperation between Municipality and its strategic partners from the public and private sectors, be it in Abu Dhabi Government sector, namely the Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi Police, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, Health Authority Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Education Council and National Transport Authority, or contractors, consultants and other partners in the private sector.
Al Shamsi reviewed the ongoing projects to develop and improve the traffic flow in Abu Dhabi as per well-rehearsed plans geared to the current & projected growth of traffic triggered by the urbanization expansion witnessed by Abu Dhabi city and suburban areas, and the introduction of the best global practices and expertise to be applied locally. "The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City is currently undertaking a package of measures to promote traffic safety levels on the internal road network, including maintaining, developing and improving road network, addressing soil settlements in some areas, conducting safety audit tests to verify the safety levels & efficiency of facilities, installing modern systems, and developing the systems used in traffic signals to reduce traffic accidents and enhance pedestrians & drivers safety.
The Workshop was aimed at exchanging expertise between the Municipality and its strategic partners in the Government of Abu Dhabi as well as consultants & contractors from the private sector, and cooperating with major global institutions in the field of traffic safety as it is considered a joint responsibility of relevant governmental and non-government entities as well as various segments of the community. The Workshop focused on raising traffic awareness level among all road users, especially in a diverse, multi-cultural and multiethnic community such as the UAE community.
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