The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing has started its awareness campaign aimed at introducing the importance of Fencing construction sites for residential buildings in all neighborhoods of cities and governorates and its role in improving the urban landscape and preserving the safety of pedestrians and road users from construction work on the ground, where the mandatory application will start from the beginning of the next Hijri year 1444 AH.

The fencing of construction sites for residential buildings aims to preserve the streets and roads surrounding the land on which the buildings are to be built, by erecting a temporary fence on the entire land that allows the building owner and contractor to store the materials intended for construction to protect and preserve them, and the fence also contributes to providing safety for pedestrians and road users from construction and construction work on the land.

The fence also contributes to providing safety for pedestrians and road users from construction work on the land. Through this initiative, the Ministry seeks to organize construction sites and enhance the visual appeal of the streets and neighborhoods of cities by preserving their external appearance, by defining technical specifications for the requirements for fencing the sites of construction projects in residential buildings, and supporting the efforts of the Urban Landscape Improvement Initiative aimed at removing the most common elements of visual distortion in the Kingdom's cities.

With this initiative, the Ministry seeks to organize construction sites and enhance the visual appeal of the streets and neighborhoods of cities by preserving their external appearance. The Ministry calls on landowners and contractors wishing to start construction to quickly implement temporary fences in accordance with the approved specifications and requirements, to avoid the application of violations and fines for this, as the obligation will start from the beginning of the next Hijri year 1444 AH.

Ministry calls on landowners and contractors wishing to start construction. It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing launched the “Guide to Fencing Construction Sites for Residential Buildings”, which includes the technical and structural specifications of the fence, and the guide can be viewed by visiting the website.