The second phase of the massive ongoing expansion project inside Makkah's Grand Mosque is almost complete, with the first floor area for circumambulation around the House of God, k**wn as the "mataf," expected to be open for pilgrims during the month of Ramadan. The worksite was inspected by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque Affairs, on Thursday. The second phase involves the eastern side of the mataf and extends from Al-Fatah gate to the Umrah gate, where expansion work being carried out around the clock under the direct supervision of high-ranking officials from the Saudi Binladin Group, the project contractor. In addition, the old passageway was dismantled and reconstructed to facilitate the movement of pilgrims inside the mataf.