Public Road Authority obtained all the approvals to develop the road network in areas surrounding the Avenues Mall to eradicate the never-ending traffic congestion in this area.

According to Al-Rai daily, authority has obtained all the necessary approvals and is prepared to sign a contract for supervision and execution next week.

The project will include construction, completion and maintenance of roads, bridges, sewage system, and rainwater drainage network in addition to other services on Fifth Ring Road, Al-Ghazali Road, and Mohammed Bin Al-Qassim Street on a contract worth KD 15 million.

The daily reported the project also includes development of six sites between Fifth Ring Road and Al-Ghazali Road to increase the capacity of traffic flow in the vicinity of the Avenues Mall.

The project is aimed at reducing the traffic congestion that road users and visitors to the Avenues Mall always complain about. It is also aimed at finding necessary lasting engineering solutions to the traffic problem around the mall.