KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works, Minister of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy Ali Al-Mousa announced the Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) has started renovation work at the Darwaza Abdul Razzaq intersection in Kuwait City and the surrounding area, which have been closed since November 2020.
"Based on the commissioning by the Cabinet for PART to carry out maintenance works, we coordinated with concerned authorities to obtain the necessary approvals," Mousa said during the launch of the project. "We have started work under the supervision of a great team of Kuwaiti male and female engineers," he said, adding the intersection is scheduled to reopen after 90 days.
Mousa explained the work includes inspection, tests and concrete works for the tunnel body, and removal, renewal and maintenance of all layers of insulation and separators and changing the anchor platforms.