The Kuwaiti government has allocated funds for 28 major infrastructure projects including the development of roads, highways, and bridges across the country in 2017, said a senior ministry official.

Of these, 15 projects are set to be in the awarding stage, nine under preparation and processing for the offering and four under signing, revealed Ahmed Al Hussain, assistant undersecretary for Road Engineering Sector in the Ministry of Public Works.

There are also four consulting agreements in offing that will involve studying, designing, and developing several highways and main roads across the country, he stated.

Work will soon start on development of Kabad and Sulaibeya roads besides construction and maintenance of several intersections and infrastructure of the industrial area in Alnaim area of Kuwait.

Al Hussain said in addition to this, the government is also working to raise the network efficiency to assimilate the expected traffic density resulting from the recent population and urban increase, in addition to the establishment of the new housing cities outside the urban areas.

The ministry aims to speed up the work on these vital projects to coincide with the timetable of the housing plan and the state development plan, he added.-TradeArabia News Service