Periodic and preventive maintenance was carried out on several major roads leading to Makkah
In preparation for this year’s annual Hajj, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Transport (MoT) has completed the maintenance of about 491km of roads leading to Makkah.
These steps follow the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince with the support and supervision of Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Adviser to the King and Governor of Makkah Al Mukaramah Province, and the follow-up of Eng. Saleh Bin Nasser Al-Jasser, the Kingdom’s Minister of Transport, to serve pilgrims.
Periodic and preventive maintenance was carried out on several major roads leading to Makkah Al Mukaramah, which included Al Madinah Highway, Jeddah Highway, Old Jeddah Road, Al Sail Road, Al Hada Road, Al Layth Road.
Maintenance work included lighting, bridge expansion, fence repair, scraping and asphalting, as well upkeep of directional signs, road signs, road sign holders, paints, cat eyes, construction of concrete and metal barriers, and fence wires. Wadi Ash Shu’bah ferry also started its operation.
Al-Jasser confirmed the readiness of all facilities and installations for Hajj. He sought the importance of cooperation of the entire transport users to comply with the necessary preventative measures against the pandemic.
