Eastern Province launches urban improvement and development projects
The Eastern Province Municipality has implemented a series of urban development projects in October 2026 to enhance cityscapes and address visual blight.
In October 2026, the Eastern Province Municipality initiated a series of urban improvement projects aimed at enhancing cityscapes and mitigating visual blight. These initiatives, part of the Urban Landscape Enhancement Program, were undertaken to support Saudi Vision 2030, which emphasizes urban development and quality of life improvements.
Key actions included planting over 920,723 trees, renovating gardens covering 152,422 square meters, and removing 119,513 cubic meters of construction waste. Additional efforts consisted of servicing 73,992 neighborhood waste containers, painting 65,795 meters of curbs, upgrading playgrounds covering 46,106 square meters, repairing sidewalks and potholes, and maintaining 1,733 streetlights.
The municipality also addressed visual blight by removing detours, graffiti, abandoned vehicles, unauthorized billboards, and fencing vacant lots. Regulatory and field measures focused on enforcing municipal regulations and eliminating unauthorized structures.
Written by urgent.news from Ajel English's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
