Assistant Undersecretary for Roads Engineering at the Ministry of Public Works Ahmad Al-Hussan announced 21 partial road openings till the end of 2017. Hussan said the most important openings are the Second Ring Road segment that leads to the Arabian Gulf Road, the airport bridge from Jamal Abdulnasser Street, the bridge that connects the airport bridge and Jahra bridge in the direction of Jahra and the connection of Al-Sabah Hospital roundabout with the roundabout of the psychiatric hospital. Hussan said his department coordinates with the traffic department with regards to the openings.

The ministry said temporary alternative roads will be closed and replaced by permanent roads, so the traffic department

made the following detours:

Traffic heading towards residential Shuwaikh instead of the Second Ring Road to St 20 and Abdelrahman Al-Bader Street from Jahra Road until the permanent roads are completed.

Traffic on the Second Ring Road towards Jahra will use the new road till it ends with Jahra Road in Kaifan.

Traffic from Second Ring Road to Sheraton roundabout can use Jassem Mohammad Al-Saqer St in Shamiya, and from there to Jahra Road, then to the Sheraton roundabout.

Traffic coming from Jahra bridge to the Second Ring Road can use the slope from the bridge before the Airport Road, then to Alexandria Road in Kaifan, then to the Second Ring Road.