Drivers in Riyadh can use the new Thumamah Road bridge at its intersection with Prince Mohammed bin Salman Road from 6 a.m. on Friday, October 9. The Royal Commission for Riyadh City announced that main works were completed after about six months.

Construction began on April 1, 2026, after the old bridge was removed, and covered foundations, structural works and installation of bridge elements before asphalt, lighting and finishing. The busy, space-constrained site runs alongside Riyadh Metro columns, and crews had to lift and install structural elements weighing more than 3,200 tonnes in total over Prince Mohammed bin Salman Road while traffic kept moving. The project recorded no injuries or accidents.

The bridge is about 400 metres long and about 20 metres wide, with six main lanes, three in each direction, plus four service lanes, two in each direction.

It is designed to improve east-west movement along the Thumamah Road corridor and ease access to King Abdullah Financial District, major roads and nearby residential and commercial areas. The service lanes separate through traffic from local traffic and reduce conflicts at the intersection.

The bridge is part of the 24-kilometre Thumamah Road corridor upgrade, running from Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah Road in the east to King Khalid Road in the west and including 17 bridges, 10 tunnels and 3 intersections. Work continues at the junction with King Abdulaziz Road and other sites along the route.

The corridor belongs to Riyadh's ring and main roads development programme, which comprises more than 22 projects in four groups and aims to upgrade more than 500 kilometres of the city's road network.