DOHA: The Public Works Authority — Ashghal — is undertaking ambitious roads and infrastructure development projects worth QR1.4bn to change the face of Doha Industrial Area.
Development of roads and infrastructure is one of the major projects under the programme which aims to make comprehensive improvement in the area known for high traffic and a large number of businesses, Saoud Al Tamimi, Manager, Roads Projects Department, Ashghal, said during a visit to the site, with the media.
“To facilitate implementation, the project has been divided into several phases. The first commenced at the beginning of this year and extends over about 480 hectares,” said Ahmed Al Obaidly, Project Engineer.
“The phase consists of works to redesign and upgrade the existing road network and associated utilities.
“It also includes construction and rehabilitation of roads with a total length of over 38km, including 18km of local roads, 7km of collector roads, and 14km of arterial roads in addition to 19 intersections to organise and manage traffic, and improve the existing transportation system.”
He said the project also include protection, relocation and upgrading of existing utilities, such as potable water lines, cables and substations, networks for telephone and security systems, and construction of treated sewage effluent network for irrigation of soft landscapes and public gardens.
A large tank will be built to collect storm water following heavy and continuous rains, as well upgrading the drainage and sewerage systems, including micro-tunnelling works.
Street lighting system incorporating advanced technologies will be set up and old boundary walls separating existing facilities and streets will be replaced with new ones.
The new drainage system will eliminate the problems of sewage overflow, surface and ground water, and the need for trucks or tankers to extract it.
It will meet all requirements of industrial and commercial businesses and ensure efficient water drainage, in addition to protecting the area from any potential hazards resulting from unforeseen weather conditions, and enhancing the general view.
Ashghal is working on the excavation of trenches, construction of concrete examination and maintenance rooms, installation of pipes for surface and ground water drainage systems on the West Industrial, Al Barradat and Al Binaa streets.
The removal of asphalt layer on roads and excavation to the formation level in West Industrial and Al Manager streets are in progress. This is in addition to implementation of de-watering works in trenches, and treatment before releasing it to the authorised region. Micro-tunnel shafts on Road 15 are being built to connect to the drainage network.
Excavation in some areas has started in preparation for the construction of a new boundary wall.
Ashghal is distributing brochures to residents on the project components.
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