{"id":8158,"date":"2019-09-29T13:57:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T13:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/8158-najaf-prepares-to-open-35-km-long-ring-road-linking-the-province-with-karbala\/"},"modified":"2019-09-29T13:57:32","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T13:57:32","slug":"najaf-prepares-to-open-35-km-long-ring-road-linking-the-province-with-karbala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/8158-najaf-prepares-to-open-35-km-long-ring-road-linking-the-province-with-karbala\/","title":{"rendered":"Najaf prepares to open 35 km long ring road linking the province with Karbala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">The governor of Najaf, Louay al-Yasiri, announced great progress in the work of linking the Ring Road to al-Qawsy Street, which connects the province with the holy city of Karbala.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The governor of Najaf, Louay al-Yasiri, announced great progress in the work of linking the Ring Road to al-Qawsy Street, which connects the province with the holy city of Karbala.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By reaching this important and vital stage of the project, we have achieved significant progress,&#8221; Yasiri said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project will contribute significantly to the removal of traffic jams, especially during the massive pilgrimages, which contributes to reduce roadblocks in the center of the province.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Al-Yasiri mentioned that the Ring Road will be 35 km long and 18 meters wide and the work will soon move to the second lane to complete the remaining stages and bring it into service.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The governor of Najaf, Louay al-Yasiri, announced great progress in the work of linking the Ring Road to al-Qawsy Street, which connects the province with the holy city of Karbala. 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