Highway shake-up hits drivers - Road Closures drag into December

05/11/2026

Highway shake-up hits drivers - Road Closures drag into December

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 5: The Ministry of Public Works, in coordination with the General Traffic Department, has announced a series of traffic changes and road closures across several areas of Kuwait to facilitate asphalt maintenance and infrastructure works, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

The changes include traffic adjustments on King Fahad Expressway, effective from the night of Friday, November 6. Several lanes, entrances, and exits will be opened, while others will be closed for 15 days to allow comprehensive asphalt maintenance. The ministry explained that the adjustments include opening the slow lane, the middle slow lane, and the right-hand emergency shoulder.

The exit from the Second Ring Road onto King Fahad Expressway, the entrance from King Fahad Expressway to the southbound Third Ring Road, and the entrances and exits serving the Nuzha area will also be opened.

Meanwhile, the slow lane, middle slow lane, half of the middle lane, emergency shoulder, and the exit from the Third Ring Road onto King Fahad Expressway will be closed for 15 days to complete the maintenance work. In a separate announcement, the General Traffic Department stated that the right shoulder, slow lane, and middle lane on Jahra Road, near Amghara, in the direction of Kuwait City, will remain closed until Friday

December 18, 2026, to facilitate roadworks. The closure will also affect the Amghara exit at Interchange 35, as well as the entrance and exit serving Al-Dhaman Hospital on Jahra Road. The two leftmost lanes will remain open to traffic. Furthermore, the Ministry of Public Works announced the closure of Street 2 in Block 2 In Qortuba, beginning Thursday and continuing until 11:00 PM on Friday, November 6, to allow for the application of the final asphalt layer. The roundabout and part of Street 120 in the same area will also be closed for eight days, from Thursday until November 12, to carry out maintenance work.

In addition, the ministry, in coordination with the General Traffic Department, announced a partial closure of the Sixth Ring Road from November 1 until December 31. The closure will affect the middle and slow lanes for motorists traveling from Al-Messilah toward Subbiya. It will also involve the complete closure of the exit leading to Kuwait City, the exit toward Al-Mutlaa, and the exit from Al-Mutlaa Road toward Subbiya.