Makkah: June 4, 2024, SPA - The Roads General Authority has finished coating the asphalt around Namira Mosque using modern technology to lower temperatures and cool the environment for pilgrims. The white coating, created using locally manufactured materials that absorb less sunlight, helps reduce the surface temperature by about 20 degrees Celsius. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency, Roads General Authority Spokesperson Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi stressed that the surface-cooling coat of asphalt, which reflects sunlight, was applied in partnership with several entities that all work to serve pilgrims. Last year, the experiment was conducted on pedestrian paths leading to the Stoning of the Devil area, where temperatures are high, and it successfully reduced temperatures by 12 to 15 degrees Celsius. This year, the area was expanded, covering the surroundings of the Namira Mosque, an area of some 25,000 square meters. Al-Otaibi said that the mechanism consists of reflecting sunlight and thus reducing the te mperature of the surface to create a more comfortable environment on pedestrian areas. Source: Saudi Press Agency
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