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Do not fill this in! ===Road=== {{See also|List of roads in Dubai|Dubai route numbering system|List of bridges and tunnels in Dubai}} [[File:Tolerance Bridge.jpg|thumb|Tolerance Bridge of [[Business Bay]]]] [[File:Dubai_Road_2013.JPG|thumb|[[E 11 road (United Arab Emirates)|E 11 Road]]]] Five main routes β [[E 11 (UAE)|E 11]] (Sheikh Zayed Road), [[E 311 (UAE)|E 311]] (Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road), [[E 44 road (United Arab Emirates)|E 44]] (Dubai-Hatta Highway), [[E 77 (UAE)|E 77]] (Dubai-Al Habab Road) and [[E 66 road (United Arab Emirates)|E 66]] (Oud Metha Road, Dubai-[[Al Ain]] Road, or Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan Road)<ref name="GulfNews 11-2018">{{cite news |work=[[Emirates News Agency|WAM]] |title=Dubai-Al Ain Road renamed |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/dubai-al-ain-road-renamed-1.2296992 |location=[[Al Ain]] |date=2 November 2018 |access-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104020335/https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/dubai-al-ain-road-renamed-1.2296992 |archive-date=4 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> β run through Dubai, connecting the city to other towns and emirates. Additionally, several important intra-city routes, such as [[D 89 road (United Arab Emirates)|D 89]] (Al Maktoum Road/Airport Road), [[D 85 road (United Arab Emirates)|D 85]] (Baniyas Road), [[D 75 road (United Arab Emirates)|D 75]] (Sheikh Rashid Road), [[D 73 road (United Arab Emirates)|D 73]] (Al Dhiyafa Road now named as 2 December street), [[D 94 road (United Arab Emirates)|D 94]] (Jumeirah Road) and [[D 92 road (United Arab Emirates)|D 92]] (Al Khaleej/Al Wasl Road) connect the various localities in the city. The eastern and western sections of the city are connected by [[Al Maktoum Bridge]], [[Al Garhoud Bridge]], [[Al Shindagha Tunnel]], [[Business Bay Crossing]] and [[Floating Bridge, Dubai|Floating Bridge]].<ref>[http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NvMASYGZJkb6kWhijggRX4_83FT9IH1v_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UA8kPctg!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzBfMzZJ Completed projects] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625002211/http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NvMASYGZJkb6kWhijggRX4_83FT9IH1v_QD9gtzQiHJHR0UA8kPctg!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzBfMzZJ |date=25 June 2010}}. RTA Dubai</ref> The public bus transport system in Dubai is run by the RTA. The bus system services 140 routes and transported over 109 million people in 2008. By the end of 2010, there will be 2,100 buses in service across the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/dubai-buses-may-be-privatised |title=Dubai buses may be privatised β The National Newspaper |work=The National|location=Abu Dhabi |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=14 July 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118040754/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/dubai-buses-may-be-privatised |archive-date=18 January 2012}}</ref> In 2006, the transport authority announced the construction of 500 air-conditioned passenger bus shelters, and planned for 1,000 more across the emirates in a move to encourage the use of public buses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/air-conditioned-bus-shelters-for-dubai-1.195356|title=Gulfnews: Air-conditioned bus shelters for Dubai|work=Gulf News|date=6 March 2010|access-date=10 March 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830071033/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/air-conditioned-bus-shelters-for-dubai-1.195356|archive-date=30 August 2011}}</ref> All taxi services are licensed by the RTA. Dubai licensed taxis are easily identifiable by their cream bodywork colour, with varied roof colours identifying the operator. Dubai Taxi Corporation, a division of the RTA, is the largest operator and has taxis with red roofs. There are five private operators: Metro Taxis (orange roofs); Network Taxis (yellow roofs); Cars Taxis (blue roofs); Arabia Taxis (green roofs); and City Taxis (purple roof). In addition, there is a Ladies and Families taxi service (pink roofs) with female drivers, which caters exclusively for women and children. More than 3,000 taxis operating within the emirate making an average of 192,000 trips daily, carrying about 385,000 people. In 2009, taxi trips exceeded 70 million trips serving around 140.45 million passengers.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/dubai-metro-gives-boost-to-public-transport-in-city-1.592986 | title=Dubai Metro gives boost to public transport in city| newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |date=6 March 2010|access-date=29 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412193111/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/dubai-metro-gives-boost-to-public-transport-in-city-1.592986|archive-date=12 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dtc.dubai.ae/ |title=Dubai Taxi Corporation |publisher=Dtc.dubai.ae |date=29 September 2010 |access-date=31 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112164616/http://dtc.dubai.ae/ |archive-date=12 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dubai.com/v/cityinfo/#block_1686 |title=Getting Around in Dubai |publisher=dubai.com/ |access-date=14 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924043220/http://www.dubai.com/v/cityinfo/#block_1686 |archive-date=24 September 2011}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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