Traffic plans for Ramadan announced

Manama : The General Directorate of Traffic yesterday announced its security and traffic safety plan for Ramadan.

The Directorate has prepared the plan to intensify the traffic presence and the number of patrols on the main roads and commercial streets, in addition to making available policemen at the main intersections, shopping malls and mosques. 

Their main obligation is to observe traffic before and during the fast-breaking, and also to stand near the mosques during Taraweeh prayers. 

Coordination with the police directorate of King Fahad Causeway has been completed to avoid traffic congestion in the evening, especially after fast-breaking. 

Special arrangements are made to monitor the traffic movement to ensure its flow and monitor any excesses that would endanger the passengers on the causeway. 

The Directorate is in coordination with the Roads Department of the Ministry of Works and Municipal Affairs to open the intersection of Al-Janabiya bridge to facilitate the traffic in the month of Ramadan as there will be an increase of vehicles passing through the village of Janabiya. 

The Director General of the General Directorate of Traffic, Brigadier Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Abdul Wahab Al Khalifa, stated that amendments were made to the working hours for the service departments, where the work will start from 8am and end at 3pm. The working hours for the division of examination and accidents will end at 5pm while the school of driving exam will work until 7pm.