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Doha, Qatar: The project to link traffic violations across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is 95% complete, said the GCC Secretary General HE Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi.
In a recent interview with Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas, the Secretary General stated that once implemented it will enable real-time and immediate exchange of traffic violation data among GCC countries.
He added that work is also underway to add priority services to meet the needs of citizens and residents of the member states.
He stated that this project enhances compliance with traffic laws and reduces the recurrence of violations across borders.
Once launched, the traffic violations recorded in any GCC member state will automatically be recognised enforcing in the driver's host country.
During the interview, the Secretary General also touched upon other ongoing GCC plans, foremost among them being the GCC railway project, aimed to be completed by 2030.
"This project will provide promising opportunities for the business and financial sectors to develop and invest in this large-scale project, especially in localizing industries related to its construction, operation, and maintenance, with a target completion date by 2030," the Secretary General said.
This railway project aims to connect the GCC countries with an integrated railway network extending from the State of Kuwait to the Sultanate of Oman, with a total length of 2,177 kilometers. The route is planned to begin from Kuwait, passing through Dammam in Saudi Arabia, to the Bahraini capital, Manama. There will also be a line from Dammam to Doha via the Salwa border gate and will connect Qatar to Bahrain, and another from Saudi Arabia to the Emirates via Abu Dhabi and Al Ain before going to the Omani capital, Muscat, via Sohar.
