THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES, KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ HAS THANKED MINISTER OF TRANSPORT DR JUBARA AL-SIREISIRI FOR THE EFFORTS EXERTED BY HIS MINISTRY TO COMPLETE STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTING ALL PROJECTS APPROVED FOR THE FISCALYEAR 1426-1427 AH, EITHER APPROVED UNDER THE BUDGET OUTLAY OR CONTAINED IN THE SURPLUS OF THE BUDGET OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1424-1425 AH AND THE BUDGET OF 1425-1426AH. IN A CABLE OF REPLY TO DR AL-SIREISIRI, THE KING CONFIRMED HIS SUPPORT TO THIS SECTOR AND OTHER SECTORS. EARLIER DR AL-SIREISIRI, IN HIS CABLE TO THE KING AND CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, HAD EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE SUPPORT BEING RECEIVED BY THE SECTOR OF TRANSPORT. HE NOTED THAT ALL PROJECTS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET OF THE MINISTRY FOR THIS YEAR (1426-1427AH ) AMOUNTING TO SR7,929,000,000 FOR IMPLEMENTING NEW ROAD PROJECTS, AND FROM THE SURPLUS OF THE BUDGET OF 1424-1425AH AND THE BUDGET OF 1425-1426AH, HAVE BEEN SETTLED. DR AL-SIREISIRI SAID SR 10 BILLION HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED FROM THE SURPLUS OF THE STATE'S GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE TWO PREVIOUS YEARS, SR 5 BILLION FOR EACH YEAR, AND ADDED THAT THE MINISTRY IS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING ROAD REJECTS AT A TOTAL COST OF MORE THAN SR 22 BILLION. 'THESE ROAD PROJECTS ARE COVERING A LENGTH OF MORE THAN 24,000 KILOMETERS', HE ADDED.
