DOHA: The upcoming F-Ring Road linking Industrial Area via Doha International Airport Street to the first Al Wakra intersection is almost 70 percent ready.
“The project coasting QR836m to develop the road of F-Ring Road began in April 2011 and is expected to be completed by third quarter of 2014,” Naser Ghayth Al Kuwari, Director of Road Development Department at Ashghal, said.
“It is a full package of development project that includes main roads (six to eight lanes), service roads, drainage and telecommunication networks as well electricity and water services,” Al Kuwari said.
The expressways projects worth QR40bn are to be implemented over next five to seven years.
The Salwa Road project is about to be completed, and the remaining road development projects are F-Ring Road, Al Muntazah, Barwa Commercial Street, Old Al Rayyan road from Rayyan to Suq Waqif, Dukhan Expressway and Lusail Project.
Projects whose tenders have been floated recently are southwest corner intersection and Al Wakra parallel road. A road development project to connect Al Khor with Messaed and four projects to develop the ring roads are being invited for tenders.
Al Khor coastal project is being designed, however, Al Shamal parallel road, Al Huwail and Khor coastal and ring road projects are being implemented.
The company that had designed Dukhan road has been held responsible for engineering fault caused water logging there. Ashghal had set up a committee to find out the reason for water logging after rain. Based on the report of the special committee, the company had been asked to take the responsibility for error, Al Kuwari told Al Sharq in an interview.
The consultancies have been instructed to design the road according to the traffic plan for 30 to 50 years in a bid to cope with heavy traffic jams.
The Peninsula
