Complaints have been voiced by road users against the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) and the Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) for their tardiness in maintaining roads and conducting timely repairs.
Many road users blamed the daily traffic congestion experienced on Kuwait roads, especially during peak hours, on negligence by the MPW and PART to monitor and ensure proper maintenance of roads.
The recent decision to close sections of the Fourth Ring Road for maintenance from 6pm to 6am is a poorly planned resolution as it paralyzes traffic during the evening rush hour on the main road artery that links three provinces. With very few alternate roads available, the closure of Fourth Ring Road leads to heavy traffic on other roads leading to and from Kuwait City.
Road users complain that the authorities should have planned these maintenance closures before the start of the school season and during the summer holidays when traffic on roads was significantly less.
The PART was established as a way to conduct speedy and timely maintenance of road networks in the country after conducting proper inspection and evaluation studies.
