Eastern Province launches urban improvement and development projects

The Eastern Province Municipality has carried out several development and improvement projects as part of the Urban Landscape Enhancement Program, addressing visual blight across cities and governorates in the region during October 2026. These efforts support the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to foster urban development and improve quality of life.

According to the municipality, the improvements included planting and landscaping more than 920,723 trees, renovating gardens and green spaces covering 152,422 square meters, removing 119,513 cubic meters of construction and demolition waste, and servicing 73,992 neighborhood waste containers. The projects also involved painting 65,795 meters of curbs, upgrading children's playgrounds in parks and public spaces over an area of 46,106 square meters, repairing 19,690 square meters of damaged sidewalks, fixing 16,896 square meters of potholes, maintaining 1,733 lighting poles, and repairing 50 electrical transformers.

The municipality added that efforts to address visual blight included removing 1,700 detours and concrete barriers, erasing graffiti over 645 linear meters, towing 415 abandoned and damaged vehicles, removing 290 unauthorized billboards, and fencing vacant lots along main roads for 232 meters.

The Eastern Province Municipality also noted that regulatory and field measures included addressing violations by 224 vendors, repairing the facades of 125 buildings and shops, removing 111 unlicensed construction elements, and clearing 108 unauthorized yards, rest areas, and camps, as well as 48 sheds and hangars within neighborhoods. These actions aim to reinforce municipal regulations and maintain an orderly urban environment.