{"version":"1","article":{"id":"saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026","slug":"saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026?lang=en","title":"Saudi road authority reports 86.2% completion of bridge-joint work across 22 projects","summary":"More than 6,500 metres of expansion-joint work is complete; the Roads General Authority targets year-end completion for remaining small mechanical joints.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["travel"],"published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-19","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Saudi Press Agency / Roads General Authority","url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2705391","publishedAt":"2026-10-19","checkedAt":"2026-10-22"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-road-expansion-joint-maintenance-22-projects-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Roads General Authority said on 19 October that expansion-joint work on bridges had reached 86.2% completion across 22 projects in the 2026 road-maintenance programme. More than 6,500 linear metres had been completed. Asphalt joints were 99.5% complete, while mechanical joints designed for 100–200 millimetres of movement were finished.","Work on 50–100 millimetre mechanical joints reached 87.2%; more than 20% of joints under 50 millimetres were complete, with 938 metres still under construction in that group. The authority says the joints accommodate temperature-related movement and help keep water out of structures. Year-end completion is a target for remaining work, not a completed result."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"More than 6,500 metres of expansion-joint work is complete; the Roads General Authority targets year-end completion for remaining small mechanical joints.\n\nThe Roads General Authority said on 19 October that expansion-joint work on bridges had reached 86.2% completion across 22 projects in the 2026 road-maintenance programme. More than 6,500 linear metres had been completed. Asphalt joints were 99.5% complete, while mechanical joints designed for 100–200 millimetres of movement were finished.\n\nWork on 50–100 millimetre mechanical joints reached 87.2%; more than 20% of joints under 50 millimetres were complete, with 938 metres still under construction in that group. The authority says the joints accommodate temperature-related movement and help keep water out of structures. Year-end completion is a target for remaining work, not a completed result.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}