Premier’s directives implemented

Manama : Following directives issued by Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa during this week’s regular Cabinet session to identify the needs of the Zallaq villagers, the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry announced that it had finalised the preparation of the necessary designs for block 1056 roads’ revamp project.

Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Essam Khalaf said that the revamp of about eight kms of the block’s roads is within the dust roads’ pavement programme, adding that it is an integrated project including setting up a sewage network and linking it to the main network.

The minister added that the project will serve 229 housing units, noting that the roads of block 1056 will be connected to the kingdom’s main road network.

He added that the ministry will establish a rainwater drainage network and ground channels for use by other services to avoid cutting the asphalt in the future, install a lighting network and traffic signs and decorate landlines to facilitate the traffic and ensure the safety of road users.

Khalaf pointed out that HRH the Prime Minister’s directives are within his keenness to follow up on the needs of the citizens nationwide in order to meet them.