Saudi to spend US $31.9 million on infrastructure

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One of the Saudi projects aims to ease the traffic congestion problem on the ring road linking Jeddah and Damascus.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Transport has said that it will construct new roads in a bid to fix Jeddah's increasing traffic congestion problem.

The project will cost US $31.9 million (SAR120 million) and will be carried out in collaboration between the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs. Further details of tenders and contracts have not been disclosed.

The roads to be constructed will include the Al Haramin road, King Abdul Aziz Airport road, Al Corniche, and the road linking Jeddah and Damascus. The Jeddah roads link several cities in the western region including Makkah, Madinah and the King Abdullah Economic City.

The congestion problem mainly occurs on the ring road linking Jeddah and Damascus during the summer months when there is an increase in traffic.

According to Mefreh Al Zahrani, general manager of traffic and transportation in the Ministry of Transport, the project will stretch 85km from Jeddah's north Corniche to Thahban.

"We have finished designing the Jeddah ring road and we have plans to link it to the main roads of Jeddah in order to improve traffic inside the city," Al Zahrani told Construction Week.

The Ministry of Transport is currently studying a larger plan for Saudi Arabia.

"The Ministry has also signed an agreement with the Jeddah Municipality to improve two crossings on the Jeddah Madinah highway located in north Jeddah," said Al Zahrani.

Sixty-eight locations in Jeddah are part of the project plan with the Jeddah Municipality looking to build bridges and tunnels to maintain a smooth flow of traffic.

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