23 new projects to set up roads worth 1.7 billion riyals in the Kingdom

Minister of Transport Dr. Nabil bin Mohammed Al Amoudi signed on Monday contracts for the implementation of road projects approved in the financial budget, which included 23 new projects worth 1.777 million riyals for the establishment of roads in different regions of the Kingdom.

In a first step of this type, the signing ceremony held at the ministry's headquarters in Riyadh included the presence of 18 contracting companies that will implement the new projects. This measure confirmed the Department's concern to supplement contracting companies for all projects entrusted to it in accordance with the high standards set by the Department and within the time periods agreed in the contracts, without delay or delay.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Abdulhadi bin Ahmed Al Mansouri, the Deputy Secretaries of the Ministry and the heads of the Ministry's branches also took part in the ceremony, as well as the Presidents, Directors and other representatives of the respective contractors. The contracts we have today include projects approved in the Ministry of Transportation budget since the beginning of 2018 and have been competing according to the usual procedures. "We are working on a well thought-out strategy to provide a world-class road network to serve citizens in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the transport sector and the environment. Improvement of road safety levels. "

"As we put all the potential for the success of our partners with highly experienced and reputable entrepreneurs in the Kingdom to implement road projects at the highest possible level, we will not be satisfied with any failure or delay in carrying out these projects.This is why we have signed a partnership and engagement agreement with companies having gotten new projects which we l & # 39; hopefully, will serve as a charter of honor for all, especially regarding the delivery date of the projects and the quality of their implementation. "

Including monitoring and field visits to determine the good all the projects undertaken by the Department in the last period against contractors who have been negligent and implementation contracts.

It should be noted that the 23 projects approved in the Ministry of Transportation budget for the current year are distributed to the Kingdom by seven projects in the Mecca region and six projects in Riyadh and four in the region. Asir and two projects in the East region and a project in Hail, Al Baha and Tabuk, in addition to a special project to carry out vibratory alerting techniques on some roads of the Kingdom. 19659003] and include the contour The completion of the remaining works of the 35th group agricultural roads for a cost of 27.3 million riyals and the completion of the two-way transfer of the East Road connecting the Dammam road to Al-Kharj road in phase IV at a cost of 72 million riyals. New projects in the region of Asir include the completion of the route of mind collected ropes to the combined track (27 kilometers) with bridges, for a total cost of more than 38 million of riyals, A total cost of 68.4 million rupees and the opening, paving and maintenance of dirt roads in the region for a cost of 45.5 million rupees as well as the completion of the Khamis Misht / Bisha dual road at a cost of 74.4 million riyals

. In the Mecca region, contracts for the Jeddah / Makkah Al-Mukarramah direct highway project in the third phase cost 331.8 million riyals and the completion of the Makwah dual road in the region of Makkah for a cost of 89.1 million riyals. A separate project that will cost more than 84.1 million riyals to complete the duplication of the Almkhawdh Mjardp road that is located in the Baha region. In the region of Tabuk, a contract of 80 million riyals has been signed to complete the dual road of Tabuk / Daba.

The high-level road network that the Department of Transport strives to develop and modernize integrates with transportation system plans to connect the Kingdom to the outside world A logistics center connecting the three continents according to the vision of the Kingdom 2030.