Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is to build 20 stations for the Water Taxi; a service set to be inaugurated by mid-2009 to beef up marine mass transit modes.

“Twenty locations have been approved for establishing Water Taxi stations during the initial phase of the project, which will contribute to alleviating traffic congestion in Dubai. The project will be specifically important in the foreseeable future, following the completion of giant maritime projects such as the Palm Deira, the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali, and The World. Works have already started in designing a model Water Taxi station,” says Khaled Mohammed Al Zahed, acting CEO of the RTA Marine Agency.
“Stations ready for construction or modification include Bur Dubai Station, Dubai Old Souk Station, Old Deira Souk Station, Al Sabkha Station, Bani Yas Station, Al Seef Station, the Floating Bridge Station, the Golf Club Station, Park Hyatt Hotel Station, and Dubai Festival City Station. They include four stations in Dubai Marina, Jebel Ali Golf Resort Station, Al Habtour Hotel Station, Grand & Royal Meridian Hotel Station, Jumeirah Hilton Station, and Jumeirah Sheraton Station.