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Temporary Mataf bridge dismantling work begins
MAKKAH: Work on dismantling the temporary Mataf bridge began while
ensuring all safety measures at the Grand Mosque here on Sunday.
The
work will be carried out around the clock to meet the deadline of
Ramadan, an official was quoted as saying by local media on Sunday.
“The
temporary bridge will be dismantled by Shabaan 20, 1437 A.H. (about 10
days before Ramadan month begins),” said Faisal Wafa, head of the Mataf
Technical Committee in Umm Al Qura University.
“The mosque’s
security, civil defense, Umm Al-Qura Technical Committee and the project
contractor are coordinating with each other to ensure total safety.”
Sheikh
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques,
said in a statement that the temporary bridge is not needed now because
the Mataf expansion project has been completed.
Al-Sudais urged the
elderly people and the handicapped who rely on wheelchairs to use the
alternative track of the Mataf bridge and follow guidelines and
instructions with regard to entry and exit.
PURPOSE SERVED: With the expansion work at the Grand Mosque nearing completion, the temporary Mataf bridge is being dismantled. (AN photo by Ahmad Hashad) |
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