Free public parking in Abu Dhabi for Eid Al Fitr holiday

The transport authority urged drivers to avoid parking in prohibited areas and blocking traffic movement

by Gulf Business

April 19, 2023

Abu Dhabi has announced that all Mawaqif surface parking spaces will be exempted from charges during the Eid Al Fitr holiday and the Musaffah M-18 truck parking lot will also be free.

The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi said Mawaqif parking fees will be waived from Thursday, April 20 until the end of the holiday.

The city’s Darb toll gate system, which is at Sheikh Khalifa, Sheikh Zayed, Al Maqta and Mussaffah bridges, will be free during the holiday starting from Thursday. Toll gate fees will be reactivated after the Eid holiday, during peak hours from 07:00 am to 09:00 am and from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm to ensure a smooth flow of traffic.

The ITC urged drivers to avoid parking in prohibited areas and blocking traffic movement. The authority said vehicles should be parked in designated areas and drivers should avoid parking in residential parking spaces between 9:00 pm and 8:00 am.

Customers Happiness Centres across Abu Dhabi will be closed during the holiday from Thursday, April 20 until the end of the holiday and the ITC said customers can avail of its services online via its website, Darbi and Darb websites and apps and through the “TAMM” platform.

The ITC also said customers may avail of its services by contacting the unified service support centre of the Department of Municipalities and Transport at 800850 or the taxi call centre: 600535353 to request services 24/7.

During the Eid holiday, public bus services in Abu Dhabi will operate per the regular schedule, with a provision to increase the number of regional bus trips in accordance with demand. Similarly, the transport authority has coordinated with operators from the private sector to increase the number of intercity bus services in a manner that is proportionate to the anticipated increase in the demand for the services.

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The ITC also noted that ‘Abu Dhabi Express’ and the ‘Abu Dhabi Link’ bus services will operate from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm during the Eid holiday.

Free parking in Dubai

Meanwhile, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said parking in Dubai will be free during the Eid Al Fitr holiday, along with some service changes.

The authority said parking will be free of charge from Thursday, April 20 until Sunday or Monday, depending on the Moon sighting. However, parking in multi-level parking facilities will not be free of charge.

During the Eid holiday, RTA’s Metro Red and Green Line stations will operate from Thursday to Saturday from 5:00 am to 1:00 am (the following day) and on Sunday from 8:00 am to 1:00 am (the following day).

Dubai Tram will be operating from Thursday to Saturday from 6:00 am to 1:00 am (the following day) and on Sunday from 9:00 am to 1:00 am. Additionally, Dubai public buses will operate from 6:00 am to 1:00 am and the timings of the metro feeder bus stations will be synchronised with the timing of the first and last metro journeys.