The Dubai government is revamping its public transport system to provide a near door-to-door connection through its buses, said a senior official.

Dubai: The Dubai government is revamping its public transport system to provide a near door-to-door connection through its buses, said a senior official.

"We are spending Dh1 billion to improve our public bus transport system as part of our transport master plan," said Mohammad Obaid Al Mulla, Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Agency at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Al Mulla told reporters after inaugurating the first air-conditioned bus shelter in the world, that about 1,800 hi-tech buses would be included in the public bus fleet in the next three years while the existing 500 buses would also be gradually replaced.