RIYADH TRAFFIC OBSERVATORY
Riyadh, in motion.
A clearer view of how the city moves, street by street and hour by hour.
Traffic level index
A higher index means freer-flowing traffic.
Every road tells a story
Select a road to inspect its traffic. Search within the current map view or add the hexagon overlay.
Across Riyadh’s regions
Five analytical zones within the monitored area, ordered from most congested.
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Find your neighbourhood
Search by English or Arabic name. Select a row to see the exact category shares.
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Explore Riyadh’s roads
One snapshot across the monitored road inventory. Results describe monitored portions, which may not cover each road’s full length.
Lower TLI means worse traffic; higher heavy/severe share means worse traffic. Unavailable values sort last. Search and filters affect the list only.
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The rhythm of the city
Actual readings throughout the day. All times are Riyadh time (UTC+3).
Higher index means freer flow. Defaults: least congested areas by the mean of available readings.
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Recurring congestion
Find places that repeatedly experience heavy or severe traffic. These observations describe recent patterns, not forecasts.
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A better understanding of urban movement.
RASD is a research dashboard for exploring Riyadh’s traffic congestion, helping planners, researchers, and the public understand how traffic changes across the city and throughout the day.
How should I read the index?
The index summarises traffic colour categories using category weights. Values closer to 1 indicate freer flow. It is not a direct measurement of vehicle speed.
Data source and coverage
Data comes from the RASD API, using TomTom Traffic Flow Raster v4 imagery. Analysis covers the monitored area and roads with available observations.
What do the average views mean?
Readings at the same time of day are grouped over the trailing 7 or 30 days, ending yesterday. For example, 08:00 represents the mean of all observations in that time slot. Slots without observations remain empty.
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