The people of Buraidah have been putting up with cement barriers installed along the main and service roads for the last two years due to stalled road projects. The municipality of Qassim, which has a population of more than 1 million, turned Buraidah into a city of cement blocks, residents said. Ibrahim Al-Salehi criticized the municipality for installing cement barriers along all main roads of the city, including King Abdullah Road, which is still under construction, and King Fahd Road.