Editing Transport in Kuwait (section)

== Road transport==
{{main|Roads in Kuwait}}
As a nation with one car per 2.25 people,<ref name=USTravel>{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_944.html#traffic_safety|title=TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ROAD CONDITIONS|publisher=[[Bureau of Consular Affairs]]|access-date=17 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216191724/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_944.html#traffic_safety|archive-date=16 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kuwait relies heavily on its road network for transportation. The total length of paved and unpaved roads was 6,524&nbsp;km in 2009.<ref name=WorldBank>{{cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.ROD.TOTL.KM|title=Roads, total network (km) |publisher=[[World Bank]]|access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref> [[Traffic congestion]] is common throughout the day, particularly in [[Kuwait City]].<ref name=TrafficJams>{{cite news|url=http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2012/12/06/kuwaits-traffic-nightmare-mpw-sees-hurdles-in-executing-projects/|title=Kuwait's traffic nightmare – MPW sees hurdles in executing projects|work=Kuwait Times|date=6 December 2012|access-date=17 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209041108/http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2012/12/06/kuwaits-traffic-nightmare-mpw-sees-hurdles-in-executing-projects/|archive-date=9 December 2012}}</ref>

The country's public transport network consists entirely of bus routes. The state-owned Kuwait Public Transportation Company was established in 1962. It runs local bus routes across Kuwait.<ref name=KPTC>{{cite web|url=http://www.kptc.com.kw/newenglish/services.html|title=Public Transport Services|publisher=Kuwait Public Transportation Company|access-date=17 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429233548/http://kptc.com.kw/newenglish/services.html|archive-date=29 April 2013}}</ref> The main private bus company is CityBus, which operates about 28 routes across the country. Another private bus company, Kuwait Gulf Link Public Transport Services, was started in 2006. It runs local bus routes across Kuwait and longer distance services to neighbouring Arab countries.<ref name=KGL>{{cite web|url=http://www.kglpts.com|title=Public Transport Services|publisher=KGL|access-date=13 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202091806/http://www.kglpts.com/|archive-date=2 February 2011}}</ref>