New Mataf Construction Updates
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New Mataf Construction Updates
Makkah: Arab News
Thursday 28 March 2013
Dr. Osama bin Fadhl Al-Bar, the mayor of Makkah, has signed a consultative process contract for the preparation of an Atlas of the holy city of Makkah and the holy sites with a specialized consulting office at Umm Al-Qura University.
SPA quoted Al-Bar as saying that the total cost of the project amounted to SR 1,450,000 and is scheduled for completion within a period of eight months.
The project's tasks were assigned to a specialized office at Umm Al-Qura University in order to prepare detailed maps of the holy city of Makkah.
Saudi Gazette report, March 27, 2013
MAKKAH — A bus carrying 49 Jordanian Umrah visitors crashed into a pedestrian bridge at Muzdalifah on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring 17 others.
The accident was attended by security bodies, nine ambulance teams and four rapid intervention teams. The injured were transferred to various Makkah hospitals.
Spokesman for Makkah Traffic Police Lt. Col. Fawzy Al-Ansari said the accident occurred as the bus was returning from Arafat to Muzdalifah on a sight-seeing trip.
Field supervisor Ghazi Al-Shanbari said two of the injured were airlifted to Hera Hospital and the rest were transported by road to different hospitals in the city.
Investigations into the cause of the accident were still ongoing.
March 27, 2013
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — The owner of a house in Madinah that was designed to resemble the Holy Ka’aba has been ordered to repaint the building.
The house owner designed and painted his house in Al-Mestarah neighborhood of Madinah to resemble the holy structure and was criticized by local residents.
Okaz/Saudi Gazette witnessed the repainting of the house.
However, the house door is still painted in gold, resembling the Kaaba’s door. The owner refused to talk to Okaz/Saudi Gazette.
The head of the Prince Naif Chair at the Islamic University of Madinah Ghazi Al-Metairi said common sense should govern a Muslim’s actions.
Designing houses to resemble the Ka’aba is a degrading act, he said, adding that the design of the house was considered a deviation in thinking and vision.
Spokesman for Madinah governorate Mohammad Saleh said in a statement that the governorate became aware of media reports on the controversial house and coordinated with the municipality to investigate the matter.
The general supervisor of municipality branches was contacted and the owner of the house was called and told to change the house’s color.
He was also asked to change any exterior features that may resemble the Ka’aba.
Concerned authorities are keeping an eye on the house until they are satisfied it does not resemble the holy building.
Saudi Gazette report
Friday, March 29, 2013 11:41 PM
MAKKAH — A number of tourist experts and Makkah residents have called for the establishment of an international airport in the holy city to serve pilgrims and visitors in light of the mega development projects currently being executed in the holy city.
Speaking to Al-Riyadh newspaper, they said an air link between Makkah and Madinah would facilitate visits to the two holy cities and satisfy the need of an increasing population for easy and quick transport.
Makkah residents were unanimous in their view that an international airport in their city was long overdue.
They believed that the dream was not difficult to realize in view of the large uninhabited areas available outside the central zone around the Grand Mosque.
They said these vast empty plots of land could be used for the construction of an international airport that would not only serve residents and pilgrims but also reduce pressure on King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and the Taif airport.
Hamad Al-Ghammas, a businessman, said he had conducted a feasibility study about the significance of establishing an airport in Makkah.
"With an area of 15,159 hectares and an annual population growth of 8.3 percent, Makkah is the third largest city in the Kingdom."
Al-Ghammas expected the Makkah population to increase to 10 million by 2030.
"Makkah is steadily growing with the expansion of surrounding villages and hamlets," he said, adding that the city is supervising 11 regions and 99 suburban districts.
According to Al-Ghammas, rooms in hotels and furnished apartments occupy about 39.9 percent of the constructed area in Makkah, while commercial buildings occupy an area of 6.56 percent.
This is considered a high ratio reflecting the significance of trade in the holy city.
He said the increasing number of vehicles on the roads leading to Makkah makes the establishment of an airport a necessity.
Quoting official statistics, Al-Ghammas said on the 27th night of Ramadan more than 2 million cars entered Makkah, while about 1.8 million leave it on that night.
“Makkah is also a seasonal headquarters for government ministries, diplomatic and Haj missions in addition to senior government officials who are in charge of Haj affairs."
Al-Ghammas said the establishment of the airport would enable the transit passengers to perform Umrah quickly.
Abdullah Omar Qadi, deputy chairman of the National Umrah Committee, said the establishment of an airport in Makkah is a dream that has been on hold for a very long time.
He said the airport would save visitors the two-hour road journey between Jeddah and Makkah. "When the airport is established the same journey will not take more than 30 minutes."
Qadi noted that the number of Umrah pilgrims last year was about 6 million and said this number would reach 10 million when the expansion project of the Grand Mosque is completed.
Saad Jameel Al-Qurashi, chairman of the transport committee of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the establishment of an international airport in Makkah will spare Haj and Umrah companies the time they usually spend in welcoming the pilgrims at KAIA, clearing their luggage and transporting them to Makkah.
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS
Saturday 30 March 2013
Makkah Municipality has signed four contracts worth SR 1.49 billion for the construction of intersections with various highways crossing the new Ring Road IV.
Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Barr said the municipality aims to develop an advanced network of modern roads to link various places and districts in the city.
When completed, the Ring Road IV will be a major addition to the transport infrastructure in the holy city.
It will resolve bottlenecks and traffic jams that plague the city during the peak Haj and Umrah seasons, the mayor said.
The contracts have been signed with specialized companies experienced in such works.
The contract for the intersection of Madinah Road with the ring road and a connecting road with the Old Jeddah Road is at a cost of SR 633.14 million while the second contract of SR 418 million is for the ring road’s intersection with the Taif Sale road.
The third project worth SR 360.64 million is for a link between Taif Sale road and Madinah Road on the ring road and the fourth contract is for an intersection of the ring road with the Old Jeddah Road for SR 80.34 million.
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Saudi Gazette, 29 March 2013
MAKKAH – Floods caused by heavy rains at Al-Kar and Al-Hada mountains prevented scores of residents from getting to their homes in several valleys outside Makkah Thursday night.
The Civil Defense sent text messages warning drivers to stay off of roads and avoid flood-hit areas.
Despite this warning, many drivers attempted to navigate flood waters and were forced to abandon their vehicles and fight heavy currents to get to dry land.
Noman Valley’s roads were recently asphalted and streetlights erected but floodwaters caused extensive damage to infrastructure and there were reports of downed light poles that in turn caused small fires.
Civil Defense rescue teams were put on alert to respond to any emergency situation.
More than 10 people had to be saved by rescue teams after they became trapped in the flood. They suffered light injuries. Three vehicles became submerged in floodwaters and had to be removed.
Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Gen. Salih Al-Alyani said teams remain on standby and are ready to deal with any emergency situation.
Jeddah: Arab News, Saturday 30 March 2013
More than 2,000 young men will lose their jobs if downtown Madinah hotels are demolished.
About 150 hotels in downtown Madinah are scheduled for demolition to make way for the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque. Significant job losses totaling about 2,000 are expected.
Some of the young men hold high school diplomas, and some are college graduates.
Many workers are employed by the hotels and not through the Human Resources Department. The workers say they hold the Labor Office responsible for finding employment for them after their termination.
They want authorities to allocate pieces of land to large property developers to build new hotels so new jobs are created.
Many workers are the sole breadwinners of their families.
MADINAH: ARAB NEWS, Friday 29 March 2013
A 100 by 7 meter carpet-looking formation made of more than 250,000 flowers is one of the major attractions at an ongoing garden and flowers festival in Madinah.
The festival is called “the Family Garden.” Madinah municipality organizes it at the King Fahd Central Garden.
A number of amusement and cultural events were unveiled at the festival.
The festival venue covers an area of 37 million square meters, comprising large green surfaces, plant nursery walkways, fountains and different formations representing various forms of Islamic art. There are also volleyball and basketball courts at different locations in the garden. A number of government departments and charity societies are presenting various programs every day in this garden.
The events include dramas, amusement programs for children and the distribution of prices and gifts.
“The festival this year coincides with the celebration of Madinah’s selection as the Islamic Cultural Capital 2013. Plenty of sales counters for agricultural and horticultural nurseries have been set up to cater for the increasing demand for farm and garden requirements such as seeds, fertilizers and irrigation tools,” Director of Tree Planting at Madinah municipality Fahd Al-Hasyuni told Saudi Press Agency yesterday. Seedlings and farming tools are also available at fair rate.
A visitor to the garden, Nasser Hassan Al-Amri, said he brought his children every day to visit the festival. He wished the event should continue at least a month.
Mataf expansion progress
28 March 2013
by Youssef Ahmed
Dome progress
خالد سليم الحميدي (مكة المكرمة)
دخل مشروع خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز -حفظه الله- لتوسعة صحن المطاف أمس، مرحلة متقدمة في العمل، وذلك بعد البدء في صب قواعد خرسانية والاستمرار في رفع القواعد في توسعة المطاف، التي تستهدف الربط بين مستويات المطاف والمسعى خلال التوسعات المستقبلية، وفق فكر علمي مدروس ورؤية إستراتيجية عالية المستوى، حيث تتمحور الفكرة حول إحلال شريحة من المنطقة المحاذية خلف الرواق العثماني في مسار موازٍ له بعرض 02 مترا في جميع المستويات من القبو إلى سطح المسجد.
ويمثل الدور الأرضي من الشريحة المقترحة تهيئة مساحة للصلاة خالية من الأعمدة بكامل مساحة وعمق الشريحة الجديدة، مع التحكم في المناسيب ما يساعد على الإخلاء السريع للمصلين والطائفين من القبو في اتجاه باب السلام، كما يتيح التصميم الجديد لصحن المطاف مسطحا جديدا لألفي مصلية في ميزانين في الجهة المحصورة بين المطاف والمسعى مما يوفر رؤية مباشرة للنساء باتجاه الكعبة دون إشغال المزيد من مسطحات صحن المطاف.
أما في الدور الأول فتمثل مسطحات الحشوة الجديدة مسارات لنحو 13 ألف طائف في الساعة، بينما تم تخصيص مسطحات دور الميزانين في الدور الأول لطواف العربات للمعاقين وكبار السن بطاقه استيعابية تصل إلى ستة آلاف عربة في الساعة.
كما تمثل الحشوة الجديدة في الدور الثاني والميزانين والسطح مسطحات طواف تسع في مجملها 140 ألف طائف في الساعة، وخصصت لهم مسطحات للصلاة بعد الطواف تمهيدا لدخولهم إلى المسعى إما بالدخول المباشر لمسارات المسعى في الدور الثاني والسطح الجديد أو باستخدام المصاعد والسلالم التي تقودهم إلى المسعى في دور الميزانين بالسطح، وقد تم تدعيم تلك المسطحات الجديدة والمضافة بمسارات حركة تعزز من كفاءة حركة دخول وخروج الطائفين، منها ما يعمل على الوصول المباشر من خلال جسور مرتبطة بساحات تجمع تم توفيرها وتهيئتها على مسافات كافية بعيدا عن مداخل الحرم وساحاته، وذلك لتخفيف العبء عليها وتسهيل عملية الإخلاء السريع والوصول المميز المباشر عبر ممرات بين مسطحات الصلاة في الدور الأول والثاني.
ويتيح التصميم الجديد رفع الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف لأكثر من 90 ألف طائف في الساعة.
من ناحية أخرى، ينطلق في الـ14 من شهر أبريل المقبل، برنامج تأهيل مهندسي اللجنة الفنية لمشروع خادم الحرمين الشريفين لتوسعة المسجد الحرام، لاجتياز الاختبارات المهنية الأمريكية المقدمة من قبل المجلس الوطني الأمريكي لممتحني الهندسة والمساحة NCEES، والمعتمدة محليا من قبل الهيئة السعودية للمهندسين، للحصول على الاعتماد المهني الهندسي عبر إعداد برنامج تأهيلي لنحو 60 مهندسا يعملون في مشروع توسعة المطاف.
http://www.okaz.com.sa/new/Issues/20...0330585640.htm
Google translation: Project entered King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz - may God protect him - to expand the Mataf yesterday, an advanced stage in the work, and that after starting to pour concrete bases and continue raising rules in the expansion of the Mataf, targeting the link between levels of the Mataf and endeavor during future expansions, according to scientific thought thoughtful and high-level strategic vision, where the idea revolves around bringing a slice of the region adjacent behind Ottoman hallway in a parallel path width 02 meters in all levels of the basement to the roof of the mosque.
The ground floor of the slide proposed creating a space for prayer column-free full size and depth of the new slide, with control elevations helps to emergency evacuation of worshipers and Taivin of the cellar in the direction of the door to peace, and enables new design to dish up flat new two thousand serum in mezzanine in the Confined between up and endeavor which provides direct visualization of the women toward the Kaaba without occupancy More Flats Mataf.
In the first round represents Flats filling new paths for about 13 thousand worshippers in time, while flats were allocated the role of mezzanine in the first round of the Tour of vehicles for people with disabilities and older with a capacity of up to six thousand vehicles per hour.
It also represents the charge new in the second round and mezzanine and rooftop surfaces Cruising nine in its entirety 140 thousand worshippers at, and allocated them Flats for prayer after wandering in preparation for their entry into the endeavor either direct access to trails effort in the second round and surface new or using elevators and escalators that lead them to endeavor in the role mezzanine surfactant, has been strengthening these surfaces new and added tracks movement enhance the efficiency of traffic entry and exit Taivin, including what works on direct access through bridges linked courtyards gathering was provided and configured spaces enough away from the entrances to the campus and its precincts, so as to ease the burden upon and facilitate the process of emergency evacuation and distinctive direct access through the corridors of between Flats prayer in the first and second round.
The new design allows lifting capacity of the Mataf for more than 90 thousand worshippers in time.
On the other hand, begins in the 14th of the month of April next, a rehabilitation program engineers the technical committee to draft the King to expand the Grand Mosque, to pass the tests professional American presented by the National Council of American ممتحني Engineering and Surveying NCEES, and approved locally by the Saudi Council of Engineers, to get engineering professional accreditation through the preparation of a training program for about 60 engineers working on the expansion project of the Mataf.
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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