Construction of Jeddah’s waterfront in final phase

JEDDAH: Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Abdullah bin Bandar on Tuesday inspected the site of Jeddah waterfront corniche’s phases 4 and 5.
Jeddah Mayor Hani Abu Ras briefed the deputy governor about the overall progress made on the project.
Prince Abdullah bin Bandar also visited various facilities of the project including a control and surveillance center equipped with 120 high-resolution cameras with facial recognition technology.
The 720,000 sq. meter-project also includes smart seats that have energy sources and outlets that the Jeddah Secretariat sought to provide in accordance with its initiative to develop smart cities.
The Jeddah seafront project also includes the longest pedestrian bridge in the Kingdom, connecting the Corniche and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Road.
The project will also feature three beaches for swimming, five beach control towers and a 125-meter fishing pier with 15 umbrellas and six family restaurants, a marina for small boats and a floating dock.
The new project will also feature a 480-meter sea wall, 120 toilets, 24 kiosks, and 14 fountains, four of which are interactive and dancing fountains.
This development phase is the largest in the project of developing the Jeddah waterfront.