At a cost of more than one billion riyals, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Abdullatif Al-Sheikh approved the awarding of 38 municipal projects, distributed in six regions and governorates in the Kingdom, and the projects varied between the rehabilitation of infrastructure, the development of plans, flood risk prevention projects, the establishment of public parks, the paving of neighborhoods, urban plans and suburbs, and other municipal projects.

10 projects for Riyadh Municipality

<The ministry approved the award of 10 projects for the Riyadh Municipality, with a total value of nearly 429 million. <The projects include: Supervising the development of the Wadi Al-Suli stream, maintaining and replacing the sources of feeding lighting stations with renewable energy sources (solar energy), paving and maintaining the streets of East Riyadh (Al-Naseem Municipality, Al-Rawdah Municipality - Part I - and Al-Rawdah Municipality - Part II), operating and developing the Municipality's emergency center, maintaining and operating the connection of provincial municipalities with the Municipality's computer, demolishing buildings and moving their rubble to landfills, as well as moving waste from open lands, streets and demolitions, filling swamps and operating and maintaining King Salman Science Oasis in Riyadh.

8 projects for Medina

<The Municipality of Madinah received eight projects at a total cost of 323.5 million, including: The expansion of the existing bridge at the intersection of Amir Al-Mu'minin Omar bin Al-Khattab Road with Wadi Al-Aziziyah, the expansion of the existing bridge at the intersection of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Road with Wadi Al-Aqoul, the implementation of a tunnel at the intersection of Saad bin Khathima Road with Prince Abdulmajid Road, a project to prevent flood hazards, and the implementation of crossings and protections, opening and trimming the paths of valleys and streets, completing the implementation of asphalting and paving of neighborhoods, plans and urban suburbs of the city, establishing parks, public playgrounds and green spaces, completing the implementation of asphalting, paving and lighting of main roads, and securing seven four-wheel drive jeeps.

100 million for Jeddah Municipality projects

<At a total cost of 100 million, the projects included: Maintenance of light poles in central and northern Jeddah, removal of destructions and construction waste of unknown origin (northern, southern and central areas), study and evaluation of roads and the use of asphalt pavement maintenance management system, rental of vehicles with operation, maintenance and insurance for the Municipality's sub-municipalities, improvement of damaged streets, study and preparation of detailed designs, barriers and drainage channels for the dams of Muthoob valleys in Jeddah.

Designing and preparing detailed designs, barriers and drainage channels for Muthoob valleys in Jeddah

45 million for Sharqiya projects

<The ministry approved the award of six projects for the Eastern Municipality, including: Consultancy services for the organizational and administrative development project of the Higher Authority for the Development of the Region, stapling and downloading of plans in the Municipality, developing the Municipality's portal and e-services, operation and maintenance of the soil laboratory in the Municipality, filling swamps in Khobar (Part 7), and operation and maintenance of the quality system for concrete and road materials factories, at a cost of 45 million.

Ministry approved the awarding of six projects for the Eastern Municipality.

Two municipal projects for Al-Ahsa Municipality

At the level of Al-Ahsa Municipality, two projects were approved at a cost of 161 million, including the maintenance and operation of the computer in the Municipality and its sub-municipalities, and the intersection of King Fahd Road with Diwan Street (Phase II).

Holy Capital Four Projects

As for the Holy Capital Municipality, four projects have been approved for award: Maintenance and operation of the road materials laboratory (fourth phase), operation and maintenance of road facilities for Makkah streets (second phase), home control of mosquitoes transmitting dengue fever in Makkah and its affiliated villages, and maintenance of paths and retaining walls in mountainous areas at a cost of 20 million riyals.