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Riyadh's road network development begins with SR13 billion contracts
In the initial stage of the effort to improve the transportation network in the capital city Riyadh, the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has distributed four contracts for road development totaling 13 billion Saudi Riyals ($3.46 billion). Read : International Tourists spent over 141 billion riyals in Saudi Arabia
Developing and connecting the directions of the main and circular roads to offer responsible transportation and logistics services in the city is the first phase of the initiative, according to the announcement by the commission's Board of Directors.
The authority stated that the road program will make Riyadh, the Saudi capital, one of the world's most important cities, in keeping with the goals of Vision 2030, and will set the city up to become a hub for sustainable logistics and transportation in the Middle East. Over the next few months, the commission will announce the contracts that will be awarded for the next phase of the program.
Here are some roads that are part of the first phase of projects for this program :
1. The second southern ring road is being built. It will stretch 56 kilometers, from the new Al-Kharj Road in the east to the Jeddah Road in the west. The road will have 4 lanes in each direction for the main road and 3 lanes for the service road. Along with the construction of 32 bridges, the road includes the working of 10 important crossroads. Most Viewed : Saudi government to continue to pay the Expat levy of Industrial sector expat workers
2. Constructing four bridges at the intersection of the western ring road with Jeddah Road and two parallel bridges to the Wadi Laban Suspension Bridge in a four-kilometer stretch, this project also involves developing the intersection of the western ring road with Jeddah Road.
3. The first phase of the project is to construct the six-kilometer stretch of Al-Thumama Road Axis that runs west to east, from King Khalid Road to King Fahd Road.
4. The 16-kilometer-long Taif Road extension project in the Laban area to the Qiddiya project is set to be implemented. The project begins at the western end of the Taif Road in the Laban society and extends east to the Qiddiya project.
In collaboration with the appropriate local authorities, the RCRC has created a strategy to oversee traffic diversions on the roads that will be affected by these projects, ensuring that the traffic flow remains at its peak. See Also : Drivers age must be 25 years or older to operate motor vehicles in Saudi Arabia
Additionally, the first set of projects under the Riyadh Main Ring Roads Development Program have begun, with its announcement made by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, who is also the head of the RCRC Board of Directors. The development and construction of the city's road network spanning over 500 kilometers is a part of this. Projects in the first stage of the program are anticipated to take three to four years to implement.
Riyadh's road network development begins with SR13 billion contracts
