The Ministry of Interior and National Center of Meteorology have called on motorists to drive carefully this morning and take all necessary precautions as fog obstructs visibility this morning.
The National Center of Meteorology Calls the drivers for taking all precautions and to follow traffic guidance because of fog formation and poor visibility until 10:00 AM tomorrow morning. @moiuae pic.twitter.com/xDjBKwB1Wo
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@NCMS_media) February 10, 2018
Fog is expected to reduce visibility to less than 1,000 metres in some areas until 9am today.
انخفاض مستوى الرؤية بسبب الضباب على الطرق الداخلية والخارجية ندعو الأخوة السائقين إلى أخذ الحيطة والحذر.
— وزارة الداخلية (@moiuae) February 10, 2018
Low visibility due to fog on the internal and external roads, drivers should be cautious@NCMS_media
In coastal and northern areas areas, visibility could be as low as 500 metres, the centre said on Twitter.
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@NCMS_media) February 10, 2018
Traffic is moving slowly on Salam Street in Abu Dhabi this morning, with heavy congestion from the Eastern Mangroves to Dalma Street. There are slight delays downtown on Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Street (Airport Road) and on 51st in Mohammed Bin Zayed City.
The country’s worst traffic this morning is on the Sharjah-Ajman and Sharjah-Dubai borders as commuters head to work. Expect delays on the Sheikh Zayed Road (E11) and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) between from the Sharjah border and past Dubai airport.
A crash in Al Rashidiya on the D89 between the D62 and the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) caused congestion.
There were southbound delays on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road (E311) near Dubai Investment Park and on the Ras Al Khor Road (E44) near Business Bay.
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