Major road deals

Minister of Public Works Abdulrahman AlMutawa signed yesterday a pair of contracts dealing with the construction of a rainwater drainage network and road repairs, at a collective cost of KD 9.8 million ($32.17 million). The first project, worth KD 1 million, entails the overhaul of a rainwater drainage network in AlAhmadi and Mubarak AlKabeer governorates, where the system will be closely examined to detect any malfunctions, a statement by the Ministry of Public Works noted. Moreover, the statement carried by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) yesterday added that the second contract, which costs KD 7.8 million, involves the repair of the sixth ring road, which includes bridges and overpasses Heavy rain over the weekend had flooded many streets south of the country, drawing state-wide condemnations about state departments’ level of readiness to handle cases of emergency.