JEDDAH: Traffic police have implemented plans to reduce bottlenecks on roads during the Eid holidays beginning this week.
“All preparations have been made to ease congestion in the city in view of the expected heavy traffic. The special traffic plan will be implemented from the first day of Eid and continue until the end of the holidays,” Director of Jeddah traffic police Brig. Muhammad Al-Qahtani told Arab News on Sunday.
Patrols will be dispatched at all Eid prayer grounds and mosques in the city to eliminate likely traffic bottlenecks there. If required, a one-way system will be introduced in locations close to prayer grounds, Al-Qahtani said.
He also urged members of the public not to park their cars near entrances to prayer grounds and other places likely to exacerbate traffic congestion.
“We appeal to the public to park their cars only at designated places,” he said.
Traffic control will be in place in crowded areas such as the Corniche and other festival areas day and night, he added.
Arab News
