{
  "id": 4838482,
  "title": "95% of Dubai road network assets rated ‘excellent’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/95-of-dubai-road-network-assets-rated-excellent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T09:35:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/95-of-dubai-road-network-assets-rated-excellent-1.500659200"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai's road network boasts an impressive 95% rating of \"excellent\" according to data from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The emirate is investing in preventive maintenance and leveraging smart technologies to identify areas requiring repairs. Night-time work crews handle asphalt, pavements, bridges, tunnels, stormwater drainage systems, street lighting, traffic signals, directional signs, metal barriers, and more. In 2026 alone, the authority completed maintenance and rehabilitation on approximately 17 kilometers of asphalt roads across nine streets and six areas, encompassing highways, arterial and local roads in diverse districts. A cycling track also received attention. The RTA's approach to road maintenance is increasingly automated, utilizing asset-management systems, field inspection results, customer reports, traffic data, and scheduled maintenance plans. These factors help prioritize interventions based on damage severity, safety risks, traffic volumes, and the criticality of the road or asset. Smart technologies enable the RTA to monitor infrastructure conditions and make prompt operational decisions. Digital asset-management systems track work orders and repairs, while modern surveying and inspection equipment enhance the quality of maintenance, shorten completion times, and expedite responses to urgent defects. Before starting overnight works, the authority prepares traffic-management plans and implements safety measures. Crews operate within tightly controlled schedules and conduct final inspections before reopening roads for morning traffic.",
  "summary": "Dubai: About 95 per cent of Dubai’s road network assets are rated “excellent”, according to Roads and Transport Authority data, as the emirate expands preventive maintenance and increasingly relies on smart systems to identify where repairs are needed. The RTA carries out much of the work overnight to reduce disruption to motorists, with crews repairing asphalt, pavements, bridges, tunnels and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}