The Makkah Traffic Police is intensifying inspections on weekends to control and streamline the increasing traffic owing to the surging number of pilgrims in the holy city and adopting strategic measures to curb driving violations with the aim to ensure road safety.

In the latest move, the Traffic Police arrested 20 erring motorists for repeated traffic offenses and registered violations against 1,989 drivers in a single day, Dr. Ali Al Zahrani of Makkah Traffic Police said on Saturday.

He said that the Traffic Police is intensifying inspection campaigns in the holy city and closely monitoring all incoming routes, especially from Madinah in the Al-Leith and Hajar directions besides the nearest flyover on Madinah road following the increased number of road mishaps in these areas.