New traffic management at Jamarat Bridge

12 January 2007

Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Interior and Head of the Supreme Committee for Hajj ordered to form a new group that will supervise pedestrian traffic and gatherings on the roads leading to the Jamarat Bridge.

The group, which is under the Hajj Security Forces, will be responsible for organising the pilgrims’ movement on the Jamarat Bridge and the roads leading to it.

Special emergency forces shall continue to perform their assigned duties and responsibilities on the bridge.

Duties and responsibilities of the new management shall include coordinating with agencies and groups involved in guiding and assisting pilgrims in Jamarat according to set schedules and grouping programmes. It shall also be on the lookout for people doing prohibited activities like sleeping, using portable tents, peddling, and using carts and portable seats within the high-density areas of Jamarat.

It shall prevent waiting on the roads leading to the bridge and around the basins.

In cooperation with the security forces and other concerned bodies, the new management group shall specify the roads to be used by pilgrims en route to the Jamarat and control the areas with heavy traffic.