RIYADH: Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry on Saturday signed contracts worth SR2.38 billion with national companies to implement road projects in various parts of the Kingdom.
According to a report carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the projects would result in constructing a total of 1,865 km of roads in various parts of the country including Makkah and Madinah provinces.
The Saudi ministry has allocated SR11.3 billion ($3 billion) in the current budget for 389 new road projects with a total length of 6,600 km across the Kingdom.
The ministry has also set aside SR750 million for road maintenance and SR50 million for conducting studies on 2,762 km of new roads.
Riyadh province will receive the lion's share of the projects including the first phase of Alkharj-Quwaieya Road, the phase II of Afif-Dhalam Road and the road linking Riyadh-Qassim Road with Riyadh-Huraimala.
© Arab News 2011
