Manama: The Ministerial Committee for Development and Infrastructure Projects, chaired by Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Deputy Prime Minister, continues to monitor the progress of road projects in line with the comprehensive development goals led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and under the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. The committee focuses on improving the traffic network's efficiency and service quality across the Kingdom of Bahrain.
According to Bahrain News Agency, a report from the Deputy Prime Minister's office states that the government's 2023-2026 programme serves as the main reference for tracking all development projects. The programme highlights the need to accelerate infrastructure service delivery, secure sustainable funding, and implement an integrated plan to develop roads and increase their capacity.
The committee has adopted a practical approach based on seven key areas with 42 priorities, with road projects as the top focus. It enhances coordination between ministries and related government bodies to ensure accurate decisions, swift problem-solving, and quality outcomes, enabling smooth transition from design to execution, operation, and maintenance.
The committee regularly reviews plans and policies, monitors performance indicators, and ensures projects stick to deadlines. These efforts have led to notable results in the roads sector at the Ministry of Works, which, supported by the leadership and committee oversight, completed 102 out of 125 projects.
Currently, 23 projects are underway to complete the ministry's roadmap by 2026, achieving 82% progress. This reflects efficient spending, good resource allocation within the approved budget, close coordination with the Ministry of Finance and National Economy to ensure funding sustainability, timely allocations, and cash flow alignment with project progress.
The high completion rates translate into significant improvements on the ground, including better traffic flow, reduced daily travel time, lower transport costs for individuals and businesses, and enhanced attractiveness of residential, investment, and tourism areas.
These projects also improve road safety by applying safe design standards and providing alternative routes.
The dedicated work of the Works Ministry teams and related bodies reflects the spirit of Team Bahrain, based on competence, precision, and dedication.
Bahrain will soon launch new projects to further ease traffic flow, boost economic activity, and meet citizens' aspirations, led by the national vision led by His Majesty the King and instructions from HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, with a focus on quality delivery and serving the Kingdom and its people.