RTA signs Dh680m Dubai Metro contract extension with UK’s Serco

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority extended a contract with British company Serco to operate and maintain the metro transit system until September 2021.The value of the contract is Dh680 million over a two-year period, the RTA saidUnder its previous contract with the RTA, Serco delivered strong operational performance levels for Dubai Metro, he added, with a train service availability of 99.9 per cent and punctuality of 99.8 per cent, and a record 204 million journeys in 2018.The RTA’s introduction of new rail operation technologies also contributed to achieving these indicators, the chairman said.Under the contract, Serco will provide operational and maintenance services to both lines of the Dubai Metro as well as the under-construction Route 2020, which covers the 15-kilometre extension of the Red Line to the Expo 2020 site. The service is expected to start as a trial in February next year.