Abu Al-Samen and the Saudi Fund for Development Discuss Project Implementation Progress and Completion Rates

Al-Taj News – Minister of Public Works and Housing Maher Abu Al-Samen discussed on Tuesday with a delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development, headed by Abdullah Al-Suhail, the progress of work on projects financed by the Fund in the Kingdom, reviewed the completion rates achieved and the challenges facing the implementation of some projects, and ways to address them to ensure their completion according to the specified timelines.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the implementation status of projects financed by the Fund in the roads and buildings sectors, which include vital projects in the fields of infrastructure, education, and health, in addition to discussing the necessary measures to accelerate the pace of work and overcome technical and administrative obstacles that may affect the progress of work.

The meeting addressed road sector projects, foremost among them the project to rehabilitate and construct the Desert Highway, which was completed at a total cost of approximately 138 million dollars, in addition to projects to maintain and rehabilitate sections of the Desert Highway, and the Al-Karama Crossing, Al-Rabban, and Al-Hadلات border road project.

In the buildings sector, the meeting reviewed the progress of work on the Prince Faisal Hospital project in Yajouz, Zarqa Governorate, alongside school construction projects in several governorates of the Kingdom. The presentation showed that 12 out of 16 schools financed by the Saudi loan had been completed, the eight schools financed by the first Saudi grant had been completed, and five out of six schools financed by the second Saudi grant had been completed, while efforts continue to complete the remaining projects.