RIYADH: New speed limits on some expressways will come into effect from Monday, affecting all vehicles.
The increased speed limit for cars will be 140kph, 100kph for buses and 80kph for trucks, the director of Public Relations and Security, Col. Sami bin Muhammad Al-Shuwairikh told Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Updated road signs will be installed where the new speed limits are in place and drivers have been warned to not exceed them.
The roads on which speed limits have been amended include the Riyadh to Al-Taif road, the Riyadh to Al-Qassim road, and the highway to Makkah.
Al-Shuwairikh cautioned motorists not to exceed speed limits and to strictly abide by instructions on signboards.
The Special Forces for Road Security said the new increased speed limit does not mean that motorists should drive at the maximum allowed limit.
Saudi Arabia increases speed limits to 140 kph on some freeways
Saudi Arabia increases speed limits to 140 kph on some freeways
Red Sea cleanup initiative launches in Jeddah
- The campaigners removed over 500 kg of waste and general pollutants, including more than 4,000 meters of abandoned fishing lines
JEDDAH: A major cleanup initiative titled “Our Sea, Our Responsibility,” to safeguard the Red Sea’s marine ecosystems, was launched in Jeddah on Thursday.
The participants include the Saudi Red Sea Authority, Border Guard, Jeddah Municipality, Saudi Water Sports and Diving Federation, National Center for Wildlife, and General Organization for Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea.
The initiative focuses on removing hazardous seabed debris that poses a direct threat to coral reefs and marine biodiversity, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Special diving teams conducted underwater surveys and retrieval operations, followed by rigorous sorting, documentation, and safe disposal of recovered waste.
The campaigners removed over 500 kg of waste and general pollutants, including more than 4,000 meters of abandoned fishing lines.
