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Riyadh Municipality inked five contracts with unidentified companies worth c. SAR 6 bn to executive roadworks in a bid to improve road quality within the capital, it said in a statement. The project involves rehabilitation and asphalt works over a five-year period. The statement did not provide any financial details on the contracts.
The nitty gritty: The city will be divided into five zones — north, south, east, west, and central — based on a comprehensive survey of road quality and safety standards, to determine the order in which road improvements will be carried out. The roadworks will be carried out over an area of some 83 mn sqm.
REMEMBER: The Royal Commission for Riyadh City kicked off the first phase of Riyadh’s main and ring road development project last month, awarding four contracts worth more than SAR 13 bn. The project is part of the Ring Roads Axes Development Program, which kicked off in 2019 and covers upgrades to some 500 km of roads in Riyadh, including the construction of new roads, improving existing roads, and measures to boost connectivity. The initiative comes in a bid to accommodate population growth, bolster mega development projects in the city, and future-proof Riyadh’s road network.
