Engineer Ahmad Al-Saleh, official spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Works
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 26: Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works on Wednesday unveiled a broad slate of accomplished and upcoming infrastructure tasks, highlighting main progress in highway upkeep, transport networks, governance, and digital transformation.
In an in depth briefing on the Authorities Communication Middle, the ministry’s official spokesperson, Engineer Ahmad Al-Saleh, mentioned the ministry had achieved “a qualitative leap” in highway and infrastructure works, supported by expanded upkeep operations and main nationwide growth tasks.
Al-Saleh introduced that the ministry had carried out in depth upkeep contracts that included paving 9.5 million sq. meters of asphalt on inner roads throughout all governorates and 5.5 million sq. meters on highways. These works fall underneath 12 inner highway upkeep contracts and 6 freeway contracts, all aimed toward enhancing highway high quality and effectivity.
He famous that the ministry is working in accordance with a “clear and well-considered plan,” coordinated intently with the Ministry of Inside, to make sure easy site visitors movement throughout execution of those tasks. He pressured that “the citizen’s voice is heard,” reaffirming the ministry’s dedication to addressing public wants and resolving obstacles.
Al-Saleh additionally outlined progress on the Gulf Railway challenge, which is able to hyperlink Kuwait with GCC nations. The challenge will stretch 111 kilometers from the Nuwaiseeb border crossing to the Shaddadiyah space, the place a two-million-square-meter important station has been allotted. A high-speed rail hyperlink between Kuwait and Riyadh is included within the plan, with the ultimate design anticipated from the guide in January and implementation focused for completion between December 2028 and 2030.
Turning to main tasks, Al-Saleh mentioned the contract for the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port is about to be signed subsequent month as a part of a memorandum of understanding with China. He additionally highlighted notable progress on the brand new Kuwait Worldwide Airport challenge, together with its passenger terminal, parking services, highway community, and repair buildings, which he mentioned will place the airport as a regional transport landmark.
He cited current achievements such because the opening of the Darwazat Al-Abdulrazzaq intersection and the Avenues Bridge, in addition to the close to completion of main phases of the Damascus Road growth, South Surra roads, and the Sabah Al-Nasser Bridge—all anticipated to ease site visitors congestion considerably.
Addressing wastewater infrastructure, Al-Saleh pointed to the Umm Al-Hayman wastewater remedy plant, carried out as a public-private partnership and producing 500,000 cubic meters of superior handled water for agricultural and landscaping use in central and southern areas. He added that growth of the Kabd North wastewater remedy plant is underway to help the northern wastewater system and develop the usage of handled water for afforestation.
Al-Saleh reaffirmed the ministry’s dedication to excessive requirements, together with the modernization of highway laboratories, strengthening of the federal government testing and quality-control middle, and the adoption of superior applied sciences to examine roadworks and guarantee compliance with specs.
He famous vital progress in governance, together with adoption of the Company Governance Information, participation within the “Efficiency” challenge with the Nationwide Anti-Corruption Fee (Nazaha), and implementation of a Code of Conduct to uphold integrity and accountability.
Digital transformation has additionally superior, he mentioned, with new e-services launched by the “Sahel” software and the event of a unified GIS system for extremely correct monitoring of highway and upkeep tasks. He added that upkeep contracts have now achieved 100% Kuwaitization, making certain job safety for Kuwaiti engineers and technicians and increasing coaching applications for working wastewater services.
Al-Saleh concluded by thanking the political management and His Highness the Prime Minister for his or her steady help and oversight. He additionally praised the cooperation of presidency entities and the general public’s understanding throughout ongoing works, affirming that each one efforts goal to ship fashionable, sustainable infrastructure befitting the State of Kuwait.
A part of the Ministry of Public Works’ challenge presentation
