Dubai announces free parking for Eid Al Adha

Dubai has announced that public parking will be free of charge from Friday, July 8 until Monday, July 11, 2022, on account of Eid Al Adha holidays.

However, multi-storey parking will remain paid during the Eid holidays, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said.

Paid parking will resume from Tuesday, July 12, onwards.

#RTA announced the business hours of all its services during the Eid Al Adha holiday, including customer happiness centres, paid parking zones, public buses, #DubaiMetro and Tram.https://t.co/peHx4klDVF pic.twitter.com/z0jRRSUdtf

— RTA (@rta_dubai) July 6, 2022

The RTA has also issued a list of revised timings for public transport for the holidays. The authority’s customer happiness centres will be closed from Friday, July 8 until Monday, July 11, and will resume operations on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

Service provider centres (vehicle testing) will be closed between July 8-11, and would resume work on July 12, 2022.

The first day of  Eid Al Adha will fall on Saturday, July 9, while the country’s private sector and federal government employees will be on holiday from Friday, July 8 until Monday, July 11 to mark the occasion.

Read: Eid Al Adha 2022: UAE announces holidays for federal govt, private sector employees

Meanwhile, Covid safety protocols for Eid Al Adha were recently announced in the country. As per the regulations, the duration of Eid prayers will be limited to 20 minutes, during which worshippers must wear masks and maintain a distance of at least one metre.

The use of personal or disposable prayer mats has been also advised.

Read: UAE announces Covid protocols for Eid Al Adha