Makkah's Pedestrian Bridges Enhance Quality of Life
Makkah is witnessing rapid urban development reflected in a range of high-quality projects, most notably pedestrian bridges that have become a key element of the city's urban landscape. With every step pilgrims and visitors take along its streets and roads, they experience the ongoing investment in infrastructure, supported by modern engineering designs that ensure safe, comfortable mobility, within a spiritual atmosphere marked by tranquility and reverence.
Pedestrian bridges are among the most important elements of traffic safety, providing an ideal means of crossing without putting lives at risk, whether for pilgrims or for residents of Makkah, including citizens and expatriates. This reflects the Makkah Municipality’s approach to enhancing quality of life and achieving the concept of modern human-centered urbanism.
The municipality affirmed that it gives great attention to pedestrian bridges due to their vital importance in protecting lives, especially in high-density areas and key locations such as commercial centers, schools, and hospitals. It noted that these bridges form a fundamental pillar of the sustainable transport ecosystem, contributing to the reduction of traffic risks and environmental pollution, in addition to improving the overall urban landscape.
The municipality said the number of pedestrian bridges in the city has reached around 20, featuring varied designs and sizes, including suspended bridges and others equipped with escalators to facilitate use. All have been designed in accordance with the highest engineering standards to ensure maximum benefit while preserving the city’s aesthetic character. It added that the locations of these bridges were carefully selected following field studies that confirmed the need for them, and that they are distributed across main roads and vital areas to serve the largest possible number of beneficiaries.
Pedestrian bridges in the city remain a living testament to the urban transformation underway in Makkah, and a practical embodiment of a vision aimed at making it a modern city that meets human needs while achieving the highest standards of safety and quality of life.
