city roads, bridges, and rain drainage and control systems. It also includes other environment-related projects. The budget also includes appropriations for studies and design of public transport projects in Makkah and Riyadh. Infrastructure and Transportation: Total expenditure amounts to around SR 66.6 (US $17.8) billions, an increase of (2.5) percent over FY 2013 appropriation. The budget includes new projects amounting to around SR 40.2 (US $10.7) billions for roads totaling (3,500) km, upgrading and modernizing existing ports and building additional berths, additional infrastructure projects in the industrial cities of Jubail, Yanbu and Ras Al-khair, expanding and upgrading regional and international airports, and railroads. Water, Agriculture, Industry, and other Economic Resources: Total expenditure amounts to around SR 61 (US $16.3) billions, an increase of (5.7) percent over FY 2013 appropriation. The budget includes new projects amounting to around SR 33 (US $8.8) billions for increasing water resources through building dams, desalination, utilizing deep aquifers wells, and expanding and improving water and water treatment networks. In addition to existing projects, several other projects will be implemented to create the infrastructure for the industrial cities and to deliver required services to them. New projects to build new grain silos and expanding existing ones will also be executed. --More 16:59 LOCAL TIME 13:59 GMT تغريد
