Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has completed a comprehensive initiative to ensure traffic safety around schools within the Abu Dhabi region and its adjacent areas ahead of the 2023–2024 academic year. The move reaffirms the Municipality’s dedication to providing a secure environment for students, educators, guardians, and drivers navigating these crucial zones.
Under the purview of the Infrastructure and Municipal Assets Sector, the Municipality has launched an extensive array of projects to elevate traffic safety within school vicinities across Abu Dhabi. These include various measures such as the upkeep of traffic signs, enhancements to pedestrian crossings, implementation of speed-reduction mechanisms, removal of obstructions near schools, and optimisation of traffic safety infrastructure.
Similar initiatives have been undertaken in Madinat Zayed, encompassing tile maintenance, enhanced specially designated parking for differently-abled individuals, demarcated school areas, dedicated corridors for the differently-abled, and meticulous upkeep of directional and cautionary signage.
In Al Wathba city, safety enhancements near schools involve the removal of obstructions, aesthetic enhancements with greenery and ornamental flowers, maintenance of road markings and signboards, upkeep of tiles, installation of speed bumps and pedestrian lanes, and adjustments to concrete barriers.
The safety initiatives in Al Shahama encompass repainting speed bumps, renewing ageing pedestrian crossings, and refurbishing roads surrounding schools.
The municipality urges drivers to exercise heightened caution in school zones, obey prescribed speed limits, and heed on-ground markers and directional signage. This collective effort is pivotal in upholding student safety and preventing potential accidents.
In addition, parents are urged to instill in their children the practise of utilising designated crossing zones when commuting to and from school and adhering to safety guidelines while navigating streets, thus ensuring their overall well-being and the broader public’s safety.