RIYADH — The General Directorate of Traffic (Muroor) has announced the timings when trucks are prohibited from entering Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al-Khobar and Dhahran during the holy month of Ramadan. The Muroor said that the trucks are prohibited from entering Riyadh during Ramadan on Sunday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m., and the service trucks from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., as well as from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. On weekends, the trucks are not allowed to enter Riyadh from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m., and the service trucks from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., also from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. The trucks are also prohibited from entering along Makkah Road (Khurais), between Exit 13 to Al Safarat, east and west, and King Fahad Road, from Exit 4 to Algeria Square (DIRAB) north and south. As for Jeddah, trucks are prohibited to enter the governorate from Sunday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., and from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m., except on Thursday when the trucks are not allowed to enter until 3:00 a.m. On weekends, the trucks are not allowed to enter Jeddah from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., and from 9:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m., except on Saturday, where trucks are forbidden to enter until 1:00 a.m.. Water trucks and garbage trucks are excluded from the ban. The Muroor said that the trucks are prohibited from entering Dammam, Al-Khobar and Dhahran during Ramadan from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., and from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., as well as from 9:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.
