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Saleh Al-Jasser, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Minister of Transport and Logistics Services and Chairman of the Roads General Authority, has launched a <strong>cooled pedestrian walkway project<\/strong> in Mecca that also enhances accessibility for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cooled-roads-initiative-grows-by-82\">Cooled Roads Initiative Grows by 82 %<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>84,000 m\u00b2<\/strong> of roads in Arafat now paved with locally recycled, heat-reflective materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surface temperatures lowered by <strong>\u2248 12 \u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morning sunlight reflectance improved by <strong>30\u201340 %<\/strong>, cutting urban-heat-island effects, energy use, and air pollution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flexible-rubber-walkways-up-33\">Flexible Rubber Walkways Up 33 %<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubberised asphalt\u2014ideal for older pilgrims\u2014now covers <strong>16,000 m\u00b2<\/strong>. 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