Urgent | Intermittent closures from time to time for the Sweileh tunnel due to slips caused by snow

Written By سنان خلف on 2022/01/19

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - Traffic management cadres are currently making intermittent closures from time to time of the Sweileh tunnel towards the Baqa (Safout Tunnel) and diverting traffic out of the tunnel, in order to ensure the safety of drivers from the occurrence of slips.

 

It is noteworthy that many regions in the north and center of the Kingdom have witnessed, since the early morning hours, rain and snow showers of varying intensity.

 

 

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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