UAE's capital city Abu Dhabi City has won the TomTom International Award for the 'World’s Best City in Developing the Infrastructures Related to Traffic Management' for 2016.

The win is a result of the emirate's sophisticated road network and solid infrastructure, said the Emirati news agency Wam.

Abu Dhabi City ranked first based on the TomTom annual global traffic index, which classifies road quality and measures congestion levels in each city.

The study conducted by TomTom, a Dutch company specialised in the production of navigation systems, traffic maps and GPS systems, included 390 cities in 48 countries around the world.

Awaidah Murshed Al Marar, the chairman of the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport, said: "Winning this highly coveted international award, which commands great international attention from the bodies concerned with infrastructure and traffic development around the world, is an indicative of the great progress made by the Abu Dhabi in advancing infrastructure including roads and transport networks and usage of smart transportation technology systems."

"It supports both the local investment opportunities in the emirate, and the efforts made to achieve sustainable development in line with Abu Dhabi vision," he added.

Al Marar pointed out the Abu Dhabi government had invested around Dh581 million ($158 million) on improvement of transport systems, traffic management, traffic signals control and other traffic flow projects in the emirate.

"The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport is currently carrying out projects worth Dh909 million ($247 million) in traffic and transportation management, in keeping with the development seen by road network and ensuring smooth traffic flow," he added.-TradeArabia News Service