{"id":100956,"date":"2026-02-12T11:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/?p=100956"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:41:20","slug":"%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%88-%d9%88%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%84%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%b3%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%8a%d9%83%d8%b4%d9%81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/100956\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Minister of Municipalities and Housing reveals the causes of traffic congestion in parking lots and roads in major cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

A building is designed for a specific use and a specific number of people, but then the tenant turns it into an overcrowded office complex that exceeds its capacity, causing parking lots to become gridlocked and streets to be choked with traffic. This scenario is no longer an exception in Major cities,<\/a><\/strong> In fact, it has become one of the main causes of traffic congestion, according to Majid Al-Hogail, Minister of Municipalities and Housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the Socrates podcast, Al-Haqil explained that the traffic congestion crisis is no longer linked solely to the road network but has become the result of an interplay of several regulatory, engineering, and usage-related factors, noting that addressing it requires integrated solutions rather than a single measure. He emphasized that some cities, such as Jeddah, face clear challenges in urban expansion, particularly in areas like Abhur, which suffers from a limited number of access points, explaining that work is underway to develop new corridors and roads and connect them to the city\u2019s network through vital bridge and road projects for which actual budgets have been allocated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al-Haqil noted that engineering solutions are one of the main approaches to addressing traffic bottlenecks, through the redesign of \u201cbottleneck\u201d locations, constructing temporary or permanent bridges, and improving traffic flow to avoid sudden transitions from highways to roundabouts or narrow sections that cause traffic congestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Importance of Public Transportation<\/strong>
He added that public transportation has become a key component of the solution, noting that it has begun to be implemented in a number of cities, foremost among them Riyadh, as a strategic option to ease traffic congestion and reduce overall reliance on private vehicles. The Minister of Municipalities and Housing emphasized the importance of consolidating the authority overseeing traffic management, explaining that the multiplicity of operating entities undermines the effectiveness of smart solutions, even when using smart traffic lights and sensors, which only yield results within a unified operating system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identifying the Root of the Problem<\/strong>
Al-Haqil clearly pointed out that the root of the most significant problem lies in the uses of Buildings<\/a><\/strong>, where the nature of use is altered without taking into account the capacity or the number of approved parking spaces, which leads to an overload Residential neighborhoods<\/a><\/strong> And the surrounding roads are burdened with traffic they were not designed to handle. He explained that parking systems are a key part of the solution, noting that the lack of regulation in this area hinders even the success of public transportation, and pointing out that global practices rely on regulating building uses and linking them to the number of parking spaces and actual operational capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al-Haqil concluded his remarks by emphasizing that addressing congestion involves three parallel approaches: developing the road network, improving public transportation, and regulating building use. He stressed that the new regulations will prevent a recurrence of situations where offices designed for ten people are converted into workspaces for thirty employees, with thirty cars and no parking, at the expense of neighborhoods and quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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