Roadway Shutdown Announced by GTD
Road Closures Affect Major Kuwait City Routes for Infrastructure Improvements
Starting from August 16, 2025, the expressway and central lanes on Damascus Street will be closed for approximately one month, until around September 16, 2025. The closure spans from the Fourth Ring Road intersection to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Road (Fifth Ring Road).
Simultaneously, the left and central lanes of Arabian Gulf Street—from the Kuwaiti National Assembly intersection to the Seif Palace Roundabout—will also be closed until September 1, 2025.
The reason for these closures is road maintenance work aimed at improving the infrastructure on these major roadways.
The General Traffic Department has announced these closures to ensure public safety and infrastructure enhancement during the maintenance period.
Here's a summary of the closures:
| Road | Closed Lanes | Closure Duration | Reason | |--------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------| | Damascus Street | Expressway and central lanes | Aug 16, 2025 – mid-September 2025 (about one month) | Road maintenance | | Arabian Gulf Street | Left and central lanes | Until September 1, 2025 | Road maintenance |
It's important to note that these closures do not affect the Fourth Ring Road intersection or Damascus Street. The closure on Arabian Gulf Street does not affect Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Road (Fifth Ring Road) either, contrary to some reports.
The closure on Arabian Gulf Street was not made by the General Traffic Department, but it was announced by them. The announcement was also reported by Al-Anba daily. However, there is no information about the source of the initial announcement regarding the closure on Arabian Gulf Street.
The closure on Arabian Gulf Street is for road maintenance work, and it began on Wednesday. The closure affects the Kuwaiti National Assembly intersection on Arabian Gulf Street and the Seif Palace Roundabout. The closure on Arabian Gulf Street will continue until September 1, 2025.
The road maintenance work on Arabian Gulf Street is scheduled to be completed on September 1, 2025. The closure on the Fourth Ring Road intersection was not made and does not affect any of the mentioned roads.
We advise drivers to plan their routes accordingly to avoid any inconvenience caused by these closures. Stay safe on the roads!
In light of the announced road maintenance work, the closure on Arabian Gulf Street will likely result in changes in general-news headlines and impact politics around traffic arrangements in Kuwait City. On the other hand, the closure on Damascus Street is part of the ongoing infrastructure improvements in the city, which may be a topic of discussion in local politics and general-news circles.
