Engineering and technical staff started working on the university’s back gate project in the presence and supervision of the President of Karbala University, Prof. Dr Sabah Wajid Ali, his assistant for administrative affairs, Prof. Dr Akram Mohsen Al-Yasiri, and a number of directors of the concerned departments. The university president was briefed on the progress of the ongoing works, while he directed the need to adhere to the highest engineering standards to ensure that the project is completed in the best possible manner and according to the specified timetable. For his part, the Director of Construction and Projects Department, Dr Mohammad Naji, stated that the project will enter service in the next few weeks, stressing the commitment to the specified timelines to accelerate the resolution of the congestion issue.