RIYADH: The Roads General Authority, in partnership with the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs, and Housing, has begun conducting a new experiment to cool the roads in the Kingdom. The newly developed technology aims to reduce the heat absorbed by roads during the day. With roads reaching high temperatures of 70 degrees Celsius, the heat they absorb is released at night,
The Saudi Cabinet has decided to establish the Roads General Authority in a bid to restructure and develop the transport and logistics services sector and enhance its competitiveness, said a Saudi Press Agency report.