Abdulaziz Ghazzawi

Okaz/Saudi Gazette

JEDDAH — The new highway linking Briman Bridge and Makkah has been opened to road users, announced the Ministry of Transport.



Muhammad Tawfiq, director of transport for Makkah province, said the 28-kilometer-long highway allows those coming from north Jeddah and King Abdulaziz International Airport to use the highway and reduce pressure on the Al-Haramain Road and Makkah-Jeddah Highway.



There are four lanes in each road and an intersection with Al-Hijrah Road that leads to Makkah Highway.



Discussing the new ring road in Jeddah, Madani said it intersects with King Faisal Road (South Corniche) and extends four to six kilometers to the east of Al-Haramain Road. It also extends toward the north up to Dhahban, 50 kilometers north of Jeddah. The ring road is 115 kilometers long.



The project of building an intersection along Madinah Road in north Jeddah has been completed.



Also, intersections at the Jeddah-Jazan Highway; Madinah Road (north); and Al-Hima Road, which leads to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, are all ready to be used, according to Madani.



He talked about the projects that will be completed in the future, including a Briman intersection with Makkah-Madinah Highway, connecting Al-Khair Bridge with King Faisal Road in Jeddah, building an intersection at the Old Makkah-Jeddah Highway, connecting King Abdullah Sports City with several locations in Jeddah, building a bridge linking Prince Miteb Street with Al-Rawabi neighborhood and the Quwaizah intersection.