RIYADH, 8 September: Saudi Arabia’s road development project connecting the western regions of Makkah and Asir is now complete, the General Authority for Roads said in a report carried by the Saudi Press Agency on Saturday.
The two-lane Qunfudhah-Sabt al-Jarah road is 8 kilometers long and has three bridges, the report said.
The new concrete road is expected to reduce accidents resulting from vehicles slipping into valleys during torrents, as well as increase road capacity and reduce travel time between the two regions.
Engineers have modified the path of the old Sabt Al-Jarah Road to bypass flood channels, installed 100 guidance panels, 2,000 ground reflectors, 97,000 meters of paint lengths, and warning vibrations, to raise the level of safety, said the report.
