RTA dresses up Dubai’s landmarks with the national flag in celebration of Flag Day

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) took part in the nation-wide celebrations of the Flag Day in response to the initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, to celebrate the event in 2012. His Highness directed then to hoist the national flag on all public facilities, entities and homes across the UAE to mark the accession as President of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Flags now flutter in various public facilities across Dubai as part of RTA’s celebrations of the event.

His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, raised the national flag at RTA’s Head Office in the presence of a few CEOs and Executive Directors. The event fully observed the health precautions in place to protect against the spread of Covid-19.

Al Tayer expressed his pride on the event commemorating the day of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan taking office as President of the UAE. Hoisting the national flag on all public entities, establishments and homes underscores the spirit of cohesion, patriotism and loyalty of Emiratis to their leaders, who laid the foundations of a modern state that has become a global model in prosperity, union and development,” said Al Tayer.

Events included raising the national flag in a variety of Dubai landmarks such the Sheikh Zayed Road, Business Bay Crossing, Zabeel area, Water Canal, Al Garhoud Bridge, and Tripoli Street. The Tolerance Bridge and the Canal’s waterfalls were illuminated with dazzling lights resembling the colours of the state flag.  RTA’s Head Office and several other vital facilities were also dressed up in the national flag. Moreover, replicas of the state flag were designed for display on all internal digital screens of the RTA.