Manama, Works Ministers Ibrahim bin Hassan Al Hawaj conducted a field tours across Bahrain and took stock of the emergency teams’ efforts to ensure the safety of roads and the smooth flow of the traffic during rainfall.
The field tour included Wali Al Ahd Highway, Al Quds Highway, National Charter Highway, Umm Naasan Highway and Zallaq Highway.
He stressed that the main road network and tunnels are passable and operate safely, as rainwater the rain team.
The minister also inspected the Al-Lawzi area in the Northern Governorate, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the k solutions that were implemented to prevent the accumulation of rainwater.
He cited the expansion of the open water channel adjacent to Street 30 leading to Al-Lawzi Lake, in order to raise the absorptive capacity for rainwater drainage.
The Ministry of Works has allocated hotline 17545544 to report rainwater pools on the main streets.
Source: Bahrain News Agency