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Saudi Arabia’s eastern region has inaugurated eight new road development projectsworth SAR 495 mn covering a total length of 264 km, according to a statement. The projects are set to improve the kingdom’s eastern regional road networks, boosting connectivity with the rest of the country and the kingdom’s wider logistics competitiveness, the statement notes.
The projects include:
- A 13 km roadway connecting the Riyadh/Dammam Expressway to the Abu Hadriyah Road/Dammam and the Dammam/Jubail Road.
- A 13.6 km dual road linking the Riyadh/Dammam Expressway to the southern entrance of King Fahd International Airport, with associated lighting.
- The Khalidiya Road intersection project intersecting with Half Moon Bay Road, as well as completing the dualization of Khaldiya Road.
- Repair and extension of the Abu Hadriyah/Al Khafji Road, beginning from the Ras al Khafji intersection towards Khafji.
- The Al Ahsa Ring Road project, which will see the construction of No.6 intersection on the Al Ahsa Ring Road, known as the “Teachers College Intersection”.
- The Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Road intersection project with the extension of the Riyadh-Dammam Expressway.
- The repair and expansion of Dammam/Al-Jeel Expressway to four lanes in each direction from the intersection of King Saud Road to Safwa Bridge.
- Dualization of roads and irrigation and drainage ditches in Al-Ahsa Governorate, which includes dualization of the 105 km-long Al-Ahsa Oasis roads, dualization of 2.8 km-long Al-Diwan Road, and dualization of 4.2 km-long Sultana Road.
Background:Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure sector grew in 2022, particularly in transport and logistics. The Kingdom invested in road development, adding 56 new roads spanning over 1.6 km. The project’s fall in line with the nation’s road master plan to develop and expand both new and existing roads.
