{"id":75887,"date":"2024-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/01\/03\/ksa-launches-eight-new-road-development-projects-to-boost-logistics-competitiveness\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T00:00:00","slug":"ksa-launches-eight-new-road-development-projects-to-boost-logistics-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/01\/03\/ksa-launches-eight-new-road-development-projects-to-boost-logistics-competitiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"KSA launches eight new road development projects to boost logistics competitiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Saudi Arabia\u2019s eastern region has inaugurated eight new road development projects<\/strong><strong>worth SAR 495 mn covering a total length of 264 km, <\/strong>according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mot.gov.sa\/ar\/MediaCenter\/News\/Pages\/%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9.aspx\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The projects are set to improve the kingdom\u2019s eastern regional road networks, boosting connectivity with the rest of the country and the kingdom\u2019s wider logistics competitiveness, the statement notes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The projects include: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 13 km roadway connecting the Riyadh\/Dammam Expressway to the Abu Hadriyah Road\/Dammam and the Dammam\/Jubail Road.<\/li>\n<li>A 13.6 km dual road linking the Riyadh\/Dammam Expressway to the southern entrance of King Fahd International Airport, with associated lighting.<\/li>\n<li>The Khalidiya Road intersection project intersecting with Half Moon Bay Road, as well as completing the dualization of Khaldiya Road.<\/li>\n<li>Repair and extension of the Abu Hadriyah\/Al Khafji Road, beginning from the Ras al Khafji intersection towards Khafji. <\/li>\n<li>The Al Ahsa Ring Road project, which will see the construction of No.6 intersection on the Al Ahsa Ring Road, known as the \u201cTeachers College Intersection\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Road intersection project with the extension of the Riyadh-Dammam Expressway.<\/li>\n<li>The repair and expansion of Dammam\/Al-Jeel Expressway to four lanes in each direction from the intersection of King Saud Road to Safwa Bridge. <\/li>\n<li>Dualization of roads and irrigation and drainage ditches in Al-Ahsa Governorate, which includes dualization of the 105 km-long Al-Ahsa Oasis roads, dualization of 2.8 km-long Al-Diwan Road, and dualization of 4.2 km-long Sultana Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background:<\/strong>Saudi Arabia\u2019s infrastructure sector <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/en\/0a4a6e7e48d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">grew in 2022<\/a>, particularly in transport and logistics. The Kingdom invested in road development, adding 56 new roads spanning over 1.6 km. 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