Sh. Ahmed bin Salman Avenue revamped

Manama

Roads Projects & Maintenance Director at the Ministry of Works, Municipalities & Urban Planning Eng. Sayyed Bader Alawi announced that the Ministry has completed the revamp of Shaikh Ahmed bin Salman Avenue; extending from Riffa Avenue in the North to Sh. Isa Avenue in the South in Block 905 in Riffa.

According to Alawi, the project is part of a number of road revamp projects implemented by the Ministry in Riffa area; aiming to serve citizens and residents and increase traffic safety levels.

The project comprised of reconstructing and revamping Sh. Ahmed bin Salman Avenue at a length of 835m with one lane at each direction, re-constructing the infrastructure by removing the old paving layers, levelling works, organizing intersections along the internal roads to increase safety levels, implementing a storm water drainage network, constructing parking spaces on the sides of the road, lighting, implementing ground channels for present and future use, paving works and constructing pedestrian pavements, in addition to prove traffic safety requirements in collaboration with the concerned entities, Alawi said.