Isa Town’s Avenue 41 work completed

In response to the directives of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, to develop urgent solutions to ease traffic flow across the Kingdom, the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning has completed the work to develop Avenue 41 between 4109 and 4103 in the Isa Town’s Educational District, the ministry said in a press statement issued yesterday.

The Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Essam Khalaf noted that the project being worked on is in line with the framework that aims at achieving Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030. He added that the Kingdom aims to reach international standards when it comes to its infrastructure, and this can be achieved by expanding the Kingdom’s road network. The minister pointed out that the development of the Kingdom’s road networks enhances its investment environment and thus will contributes to the advancement of the Kingdom’s economic progress. “The improvement will ease the flow of traffic heading to or coming from the Educational District towards Sheikh Salman Highway.”

The project will provide a central island and sidewalks, a rainwater drainage network, lighting, improvement of road traffic signs necessary for road safety, as well as the development of ground channels use by the services to avoid future asphalt cracking.  The number of vehicles using the current street reaches 10,000 per day in both directions, at a rate of 2,000 vehicles per hour during peak times. The improvement works will double the intake capacity of the street and increase the traffic flow by 70 percent.