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Saudi Arabian road deals announced

Key Saudi Arabian road deals have been announced.
By MJ Woof November 23, 2020 Read time: 1 min
New road works are planned for Saudi Arabia – image courtesy of © Indos82, Dreamstime.com

Important road projects have been announced for Saudi Arabia. The projects are for key regional road works located in Jazan. The projects are worth a total of US$266.7 million in all. The construction projects are for a total of 190km of roads. Included in the projects will be links to new housing developments as well as roads to agricultural areas.
 

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