In preparation for the upcoming Hajj, Saudi Arabia’s Roads General Authority has completed safety and maintenance measures to ensure the readiness of the kingdom’s extensive road network.
The Kingdom boasts a significant road infra-structure, ranked first worldwide in terms of road network connectivity according to the World Bank. This network plays a pivotal role in facilitating the movement of Hajj pilgrims and improving the inter-connectivity of the holy sites.
During the recent months, the authority has undertaken maintenance works on more than 7,000km of roads, deploying cutting-edge technologies and surveying the routes to the holy sites from 11 border ports.
These efforts included removing over 40,000 cubic meters of sand dunes on roadsides. In addition to these maintenance works, the authority has in-stalled concrete and metal barriers along 9,000km of roads and repainted road surfaces on about 600km of these routes.
They have also installed over 2,400 safety and warning signs and paved 5,000km of roads leading to the holy sites.—INP
