JEDDAH: The Jeddah municipality has promised the opening of two new flyovers in 10 days after facing a one-month delay.
The two flyovers cover the intersections of Tahliah Street with Prince Miteb Street and King Fahd Road with Quraish Street.
The projects, which were supposed to be operational by the end of March, was delayed due to “unanticipated nontechnical reasons,” according to Ahmad Banafa, general supervisor of projects at the municipality. He said the space under the flyovers was used for storing construction gear, which delayed the development of those areas.
The municipality hired a new contractor and it would complete the work within 10 days.
Banafa said 26 light posts were installed along the new flyovers as part of the overall project, which is expected to be fully operational in 10 days.
“The two projects are worth SR37.3 million and they represent only a small part of the ongoing and planned road projects in the city,” he said.
The municipality’s total road projects are worth more than SR5 billion, he said.
The ongoing 18 road development projects are estimated at SR1 billion, according to Ibrahim Kutubkhanah, deputy mayor for construction and projects.
“Projects that are currently under bidding are estimated at SR1.1 billion while 35 projects worth SR3 billion are still in design phases,” Kutubkhanah said.
