With reference to Royal Decree No. M/9, November 18, 1987 Article No. 6, which regulates the protection of Marine Life in Saudi Territorial Waters, forbids any one to cut tree or other plants growing in Saudi coasts or islands without the prior approval of Ministry of Agriculture and Water. Hence, in conformance with the Royal decree, the construction of KAM Access Road will be shifted North-wards to avoid mangroves area; and the following security measures will be provided upon project completion:
1.	Current KAUST Security Fence will be relocated to the shifted area.
2.	IDAS and Lighting System will be maintained at the shifted area.
3.	Internal Patrol Road will be maintained at the shifted area. 
4.	Chain Link Fence shall be installed to isolate KAM Access Road from Internal Patrol Road. Multiple manually open-able Chain Link Type gates will be installed for access to IDAS zone according to KAUST Security requirements.
5.	The new KAM Access Road will have architectural features similar to Road 2.

The above design optimization will yield the following positive outcomes:
1.	The Project will comply with Royal Decree No, M/9 article No 6.
2.	The Project will preserve approximately 1000m long and 30m wide strip of mangroves.

Should you have any questions, please contact Fahad A. Al-Balawi, Sr. Project Engineer on Tel.  No. +966 12 422 4393.