KUWAIT CITY, March 21: The supervising authority undertaking the Jahra Road Development project, one the largest transport infrastructure projects worldwide, today announced the opening of a new detour in the project’s third phase on Friday evening on March 22, 2013. The detour is located on Jahra road and starts after the Muhammad Ibn al-Qasim roundabout ending at the Jahra - Ghazali intersection. This new road is temporary and will comprise three lanes in both directions with a total length of 600 meters.

The Project Engineer, Eng Yasser Budastour stated that the main objective of the detour is to reroute the traffic on construction site in order to create more workspace for the establishment for the construction of bridges and other structures, in addition to road and utility operations.

“The Traffic Authority verified all security and safety conditions present for the approval and issued all the necessary permits to open the temporary road,” added Eng. Budastour.

Addressing Jahra Road users, Engineer Yasser Budastour said: “With extending sincere apologies for any inconvenience this detour may cause; we ask all drivers to use caution while driving within the construction area and abide by all traffic guidelines to secure road safety for them and the project’s construction workers.”

The project is located in the western region of Kuwait, which extends from the Jahra Gate (Jahra Gate Roundabout - Sheraton) to the United Nations Roundabout. It is also one of the main projects in the Ministry of Public Works’ strategic plan to develop roads and motorways in the State of Kuwait in order to address the future demand of traffic, minimize traffic congestions and improve road safety. The MPW formulated agreements with Louis Berger in collaboration with the Pan Arab Consulting Engineers as project design & supervision consultants and the Arab Contractors Company (ACC) - Othman Ahmad Othman as the project contractor.