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Traffic Diverted via Soufar as Heavy Vehicles Banned on International Damascus Road

The Internal Security Forces announced that road paving works on the International Damascus Road will ban heavy vehicles and divert traffic through Soufar starting Wednesday morning.

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Traffic Diverted via Soufar as Heavy Vehicles Banned on International Damascus Road
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The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division announced in a statement that "the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, through one of the contracting companies, is continuing the paving works on the International Damascus Road, extending between the Dahr al-Baydar checkpoint and the Hammana intersection, starting from 6:30 AM tomorrow, Wednesday, until 4:00 PM daily, until the completion of the works. Therefore, the passage of heavy vehicles will be prohibited starting from the Mdeirij Highway, and traffic coming from Beirut towards the Bekaa will be diverted via the internal Soufar road, then towards the Tarchish–Bekaa road."

The statement added, "Drivers, especially truck drivers, are requested to comply with the directions and guidance of the Internal Security Forces elements, to facilitate traffic flow and prevent congestion."

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