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Doha: Ashghal has completed converting the TV Roundabout to a signal-controlled intersection and is now open to traffic from today.
As part of its efforts to enhance the traffic flow in all parts of the country, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced the completion of the second and final phase of Ali bin Abi Talib Street development project in New Slata, in addition to converting the TV Roundabout to a signal-controlled intersection many days ahead of schedule.
Saoud Ali Al Tamimi, Manager of Roads Projects at the Public Works Authority, said that Ashghal has been keen on opening a number of important projects ahead of Eid Al Adha and the beginning of the new academic year 2017-2018 in order to reduce congestion and ease traffic.
The new openings include Ali bin Abi Talib Street, TV Intersection, Messila Tunnel, the Expanded Jasim Bin Hamad Street, and parts of the Old Traffic Roundabout that is being converted to signal-controlled intersection, as well as the two tunnels at Pearl Interchange.
" Converting the TV and Sport roundabouts into signal-controlled intersections and the development of Ali bin Abi Talib Street and opening the two tunnels at the Pearl Interchange will have the greatest impact on the traffic flow especially at peak times and during school days," said Brigadier Mohammed Abdul Rahim Marafia, Director of Traffic Engineering and Traffic Safety Department at the General Directorate of Traffic.
Ali bin Abi Talib Street
In regards to the opening of Ali bin Abi Talib Street, Jamal Mattar Al Nuaimi, Director of Doha Municipality, mentioned that the opening of the street and its intersections will facilitate traffic, especially with the presence of a large number of schools in this area.
He added: "Ali bin Abi Talib Street has great importance in linking C-Ring Road and D-Ring Road, also it is considered as the second artery road connecting Doha and the western regions, like Al Rayyan Municipality, and reducing the traffic burden on Salwa Road and other main streets.
Ali bin Abi Talib Development project is part of phase six of a project to develop roads and roundabouts in various areas in greater Doha. The project included converting Al-Maahed & Al-Qafila Roundabouts into signal-controlled intersections, in addition to developing Ali bin Abi Talib Street, which connects the C-Ring Road and the D-Ring Road, to include three lanes in each direction instead of two. Al-Maahed Street & Al-Qafila Street, which links Salwa Road to Ali bin Abi Talib Street, were also developed to include two lanes in each direction.
Works also included providing a service road in each direction on Ali bin Abi Talib Street, in addition to implementing infrastructure development works including the provision of stormwater drainage network, street lighting, interlock, and communications networks' infrastructure. Al-Maahed Street and Al-Qafila Street which connects Salwa Road with Ali bin Abi Talib Street were also developed to two lanes in each direction.
Al Khaldi said that the capacity of the main carriageways of the intersection will increase by 25% to 30%, while the capacity of lanes heading left from the intersection will increase by 100% through the addition of three new lanes for the left turn. He added that the waiting time at the intersection will be reduced by 50% due to connecting the intersection's signals with the other signals on the roads leading to it.
Project works included widening 300 metres of the surrounding streets along each of these streets to have four main lanes and three lanes to turn left. Pedestrian crossings were also added on each side of the intersection. Streets that were widened included Khalifa Street, Abdel Aziz bin Jassim Street, Ahmad bin Ali Street, in addition to converting two roundabouts on Abdel Aziz bin Jassim Street to two signal-controlled intersections. The traffic signal at Ahmad bin Ali Street intersection with Al Jazeera Al Arabiya Street was also developed to ease access to TV buildings and the nearby residential areas. This is in addition to developing service roads on the sides of the road.
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