city roads, bridges, and rain drainage and control systems. It also includes other environment-related projects. Also, the budget includes appropriations for studies and design of public transport projects in Makkah and Riyadh. Infrastructure and Transportation: Total expenditure amounts to SR 65 (US $17.3) billions, an increase of 16 percent over FY 2012 appropriation. New projects amounting to SR 30 ($8) billion including roads totaling 3700 km, upgrading and modernizing existing ports and building additional berths, additional infrastructure projects in the industrial cities of Jubail, Yanbu and Ras Al-khair, expanding and upgrading regional and international airports, and railroads. Water, Agriculture, Industry, and other Economic Resources: Total expenditure amounts to SR 57 (US $15.2) billions, an increase of 11 percent over FY 2012 appropriation. New projects amounting to SR 24 ($6.4) billion including increasing water resources through building dams, desalination, utilizing deep aquifers wells, and expanding and improving water and water treatment networks. In addition, new projects are undertaken for the industrial cities and building and expanding grain silos. --MORE
