The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has announced steady progress on the Second Southern Ring Road Project, a strategic component of the first phase of the SAR13 billion ($3.4 billion) Main & Ring Road Axes Development Programme, with 27% of the work already completed. 

Spanning 56 km from Jeddah Road in the west to the new Al-Kharj Road in the east, the project will serve as a major arterial corridor that supports the city’s continued growth. It will include four main lanes and three service lanes in each direction, with a total capacity of up to 440,000 vehicles per day.

The project is being developed as part of Riyadh’s comprehensive urban transformation, said RCRC in its statement. The scope of work includes 10 main intersections, 32 flyovers and bridges, 20 tunnels, and 77 stormwater drainage culverts that support the road’s long-term sustainability. 

One of the project’s standout architectural features is the Wadi Hanifah Bridge, which measures 174m in length and 70 m in width. 

The project also includes several key intersections, such as the Jeddah Road intersection, which features six bridges; the Dirab Road intersection, with eight bridges; and the Al Kharj Road intersection, which includes three bridges, the longest of which extends 642m, it added.-TradeArabia News Service