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With the prestigious Dubai World Cup, the biggest sporting and social event, set to take place on Saturday, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the parking spaces within the Meydan Racecourse facility as well as other parking areas and free shuttle buses from parking areas.

It will be operational from 1pm to 12 midnight.

The authority said that there will be 6,400 parking spaces for permit holders in the parking lots of the Meydan Racecourse.

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RTA also said that there will be 5,000 additional parking spaces opposite the Dubai Falcon Hospital.

RTA has released a map showing the traffic route to the Meydan public parking, traffic route to the Meydan car park pass holders parking, the shuttle bus holding area and the public parking area.

Check the map below:

The event features nine races with the Dubai World Cup, the final race of the night, worth a whopping $12 million, playing out at 8.35pm.

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