If you’re heading towards the Sheraton Roundabout the First Ring Road is now open. It’s important to note that the road no longer gets you to the roundabout but passes underneath it. The 1st Ring Road now ends at the Justice Palace.
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Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark is a creative director at an ad agency while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull.
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Yeah I drove it today too, was kind of weird! lol! Wasn’t sure where I was going to end up and they didn’t say anything about opening it up on 1/1/12
yes they did,
read the arabic newspapers.
haha yea; was on way to church this morning and was kind of lost! Did not know where it ends
I passed through it today! But I don’t understand why it ends at that road leading to gharaballi road?!!!
It’s cool like you can see the city in a different perspective!
so whats the fastest way to get to the sheraton roundabout from the first ring road :(
don’t take the underpass / drive over, cross airport road, then you have a choice either to continue to Abdul Nasser street [on the flyover] or continue to Sheraton Roundabout or Fahd AlSalem Street…
I would have thought they will find a solution to get to Sheraton round about faster. So now I still have to make a right on Soor st. From airport rd?
Under the roundabout.
Turn right into Soor street.
probably none.. not sure tho’.. Only way I think of is Soor street..
Hey Mark, this isn’t related to this post, I didn’t know if I should have posted this on the forums or what not but do you know where they sell vinyl/gramophone records here in Kuwait? Thanks in advance Mark.
Friday Market?
Yeah they sell them at the friday market
The same design from 20+ years ago, like the population is still one million. Amazing.
only two years behind schedule, not bad for kuwait
At least we got it lol , i thought 1st ring road was an urban legend .
And its crazy packed. Traffic is backed up. I wonder who came up with this design
seems like mark is the first one to try it out.
and it looks nice too.
I work in the Palace of Justice I got exused from work at 10.45 I reached home at 12 and I live 10 minutes away It was so packed today someone has to find a solution for this major disaster :(
Better walk then. It would be faster.
Also one more thing going in and out of the Palace is extremely dangerous u can’t see the cars
Any comments on the new 5th ring road exit from Airport road , miss it and you find your self heading to Kuwait city or next exit 4th ring road. They build big roads but Small exits . WHY ?
Dude tell me about it I missed it twice!!! And why is the exit lane 3 lanes wide and so long??? What was wrong with the previous exit?
and they kept the old signs too.
i saw it yesterday and tbh..the road isnt that stable..and by stable I mean its really stupid that it ends in Justice Palace !
So how do you get to Jamal Abdulnasser St from RR1? which exit do I take?
At the end of RR1 keep to the right and pass over the airport road / you will then see a road sign that leads you to the flyover [Sheraton will be to your right]. This flyover will take you to the beginning of Abdul Nasser street,, just before the gas station.
Remember people, this is only Phase 1. Phase 2 is now in tender, and Phase 3 will be started when Phase 2 is completed.
The concept is that 1RR is to go all around Kuwait City.
See you in 12 years?
I heard that this new road will still cause traffic!
from what people are saying it is causing traffic
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/178015/reftab/69/t/Newly-opened-section-of-First-Ring-Road-choked-with-traffic/Default.aspx
I’m guessing once all the exits and roads are opened up traffic will diminish. As of right now, 1st RR after King Faisal intersection has no exits and leads all traffic to a traffic light, hence the traffic jams.
It is a major disaster my office is across the justice palace, the traffic was bumper to bumper for 3 hours, its ridiculous how the road exits to a 3 traffic light road that switches to green every 4 minutes, I wonder who thought of this ingenious idea!
This 2 km long tunnel is the stupidest thing ever! I took it on my way to work and bam I was next to mubarkiya’s parking! Who cares about mubarkiya! I needed to go to mammal Abdul Nasser road and instead of having this tunnel serve that purpose now I have to be stuck in a tiny overcrowded exit every morning fighting for the right to enter a one way bridge favored by by the slowest car in Kuwait while the tunnel beneath me is empty! Why didn’t the tunnel take the very busy traffic to Jamal abdul nasser road and the tiny bridge go to mubarkiya parking is beyond me! Again something that was ok was turned into something horrible after spending millions to improve it to no avail! Why should I be surprised a9lan?
Sounds like a life time experience worth trying out and getting lost.
Some rare entertainment – Kuwaitia drift style in the making?