The construction of the Seventh Ring Road Express is expected to be finished by the end of this year, as currently the rate of construction on the project has reached 90 percent, Al Jarida reported, quoting sources in the General Authority for Roads and Land Transport.
The road and intersections maintenance project, Contract 240, includes the modernization and development of the existing Seventh Ring Road, and its adaptation into part of the regional road network, the ‘Southern Regional Road, Phase Two.’ The project is being implemented by the Ministry of Works within its development plan to modernize the roads network in Kuwait.
The project extends from the coastal road, at the intersection of Fahaheel highway with the seventh ring road, to reach beyond the intersection leading to the future airport area, about 5 km, and will allow traffic for many residential areas, including Fintas, Abu Al Hasaniyah, Al Aqeelah, Abu Fatira, Mubarak Al Kabeer and Jaber Al Ali.
The total length of the roads in the project is about 21.8 km, and includes highways and secondary roads, slopes and detours. The number of intersections in the project is six surface intersections topped by six flyovers, in addition to a tunnel extending under the Seventh Ring Road.
The construction project also includes all rainwater drainage works, sewage lines, electricity and lighting works, water network works, telephone lines, protection works for gas and oil lines, irrigation network works, ground planning, traffic signs and traffic control works.