(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The road connectivity in Qatar's southern region will improve considerably by the first quarter of 2018 with the completion of three major roads, under the Public Works Authority's (Ashghal) ambitious Expressway Project programme.
The roads would also help ease traffic movement in such areas as Wakrah, Wukair and Mesaieed, which are expected to see a remarkable rise in the number of residential units on account of a large influx of people in the next few years.
"The three major roads are the nearly QR4bn worth East West Corridor, QR2bn Wakrah Bypass and the first phase of the nearly QR15bn New Orbital Highway and Truck Route," Road Projects and Infrastructure director Saud Ali al-Tamimi said yesterday.
The East West Corridor, the work of which started in the last quarter of 2013, is a 22km dual carriageway with five lanes in each direction and eight multilevel interchanges. Starting from the Airport Road with accessibility towards the Hamad International Airport (HIA), the expressway passes through the south of Air Force roundabout, Barwa Development Area in Mesaimeer (which includes the surroundings of Barwa City among others), and eventually connects with the new Mesaieed to Salwa Road, south of the Doha Industrial Area.
The 11km-long Al Wakrah bypass, passing through the western side of the Wakrah town, also has provision for five-lane traffic in either direction. It starts from near Al Mashaf Road on the northwestern side of Barwa Village and stretches to Mesaieed road. The project also includes the construction of a tunnel and five two-level interchanges that will eventually link the southern side of Al Wakrah town with Hamad International Airport and upcoming New Doha Port.
Besides ensuring free-flowing road connectivity between places south of Wakrah and Doha city, the bypass is expected to help commuters from avoiding the heavy traffic inside Wakrah municipal town.
The proposed New Orbital Highway and Truck route involves the construction of about 190km of roads between the southern region and Ras Laffan in the north. To be executed in four phases, the dual carriageway which involves 22 multilevel interchanges is expected to go a long way in reducing traffic congestion within Doha and its southern suburbs. There willbe separate lanes for trucks and other heavy vehicles coming from both the Mesaieed Industrial City and New Doha Port.
The first phase of the massive project, which will start on the south-western side of the country, includes nearly 45km of four-lane dual carriage way in either direction. It will have four double-level interchanges, with links to New Doha Port and Al Wakrah bypass.
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