
First phase of 29-km Jeddah Road project starts with two main bridges and two U-turn bridges. A traffic diversion begins Aug. 2 as part of the broader Riyadh ring-road program.
The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has started building the Najm Al-Din Al-Ayoubi interchange bridges, an early piece of the larger Jeddah Road Development Project. The phase includes two main bridges carrying traffic in both directions plus two U-turn bridges, the RCRC said in a statement.
The full 29-kilometer project calls for 14 bridges and will widen the road to five main lanes each way. Capacity should rise past 350,000 vehicles a day, the commission said. Pedestrian bridges are also part of the design.
A temporary traffic diversion starts Aug. 2. The westbound ramp from Jeddah Road to the Al-Ayoubi intersection closes, with rerouted traffic using local roads north of Jeddah Road. Four lanes in each direction stay open during the work.
The Jeddah Road project falls under the Ring Roads and Main Corridors Development Program, which covers more than 500 kilometers of Riyadh's road network. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the program in February 2020 to upgrade arterial roads and improve connectivity across the capital, according to Argaam data.
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