Roads in Kuwait

Roads in Kuwait are mostly paved. Roadways extend up to 6,500 km, of which 4,900 km is paved. As of 2000, there were about 552,400 passenger cars and 167,800 commercial vehicles. The maximum speed limit, observed on major roads like the 5th, 6th, and 7th ring roads, the maximum speed is 120 Km/h. While the maximum speed limit on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th ring roads, the maximum speed is 80 Km/h, and the 1st ring road speed limit is 100 Km/h. There are speed cameras on all major roads, highways, ring roads and near traffic lights. The Kuwaiti government spends nearly 450 million USD for these cameras. All roads in Kuwait are toll-free.

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