Construction of three major parks under the Green Riyadh programme is more than 85% complete, according to a Saudi Press Agency report dated 22 October. The projects are in the Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Rimal and Al-Munsiyah neighbourhoods and are overseen by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City.

The planned facilities include sports grounds, fitness areas, water-play spaces and routes for cycling and skating. Planting works across the parks include more than 585,000 trees and shrubs, in addition to ground cover.

The reported percentage is a construction-progress update. It should not be treated as confirmation that every planned facility is open, or that the full planting total has already been completed. The announcement does not state an opening date, contract value or an individual completion percentage for each park.

The projects are intended to expand vegetation cover, moderate the effects of high temperatures and improve air quality. Those are the programme’s stated purposes; the release does not provide measured temperature or air-quality changes at these three sites.