Road travel in Qatar set to get easier as new facilities open in April, July

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has recently been on a building spree, constructing and setting up new roads along the length and breadth of Qatar.

The latest initiative by Qatar’s infrastructure giants came to fruition with the recent opening of the link road between the New Hamad Port and Truck Route. It was a part of the New Orbital Highway and Truck Route project.

Ashghal has now announced that the next rounds of opening of roads will take place in April and July.

In April, the next round will involve the opening of the Mesaieed Road and Orbital Highway phase extending from the East West Corridor to Dukhan Highway through Salwa Road, reported Gulf Times.

A number of roads will be partially opened to traffic in July. These are the Orbital Highway phase extending from Dukhan Highway to Al Gharafa Road, the phase located between Mesaieed Road and the East West Corridor, the road linking the northern entrance of Hamad Port and the Industrial Area, the road linking Dukhan Highway and Al Mazrouah Road, and the phase extending from Dukhan Highway to the west of Al Shamal Road, near Al Khor city.

The project, which comprises four contracts, is being implemented simultaneously.

Once the project is complete, it will serve as a vital link between the country’s southern and northern parts. The project is located to the North, West, and South of Doha City and includes 195kms of new roads. It will start from Mesaieed areas in the South and go on to the West of Al Khor city in the North.

The project will include the construction of 21 main interchanges, including tunnels and flyovers, connecting the Orbital with the highways.

This will significantly enhance the flow of traffic and shorten the journey times by around 50% on average, compared to the time spent in the same journey using the existing roads.