DOHA: As part of works on the Lusail Expressway project, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the opening of a new entrance to Katara Cultural Village.
According to a press statement issued yesterday, the new entrance on Al Lusail Street will provide a second entry into Katara and would help ease congestion in the area by enabling northbound traffic to enter Katara without snarls at the roundabout.
The authority will tomorrow close the existing entrance to Katara via the Lagoon Roundabout to complete vital construction works between Lusail Street and the Cultural Village.
The closure will allow a work-zone for the construction of the Lusail Expressway and the metro station.
The existing exit from Katara at the roundabout will remain open throughout.
Once the closure is in place, vehicles travelling south will need to make a U-turn at Al Gassar Junction to access Katara.
Throughout the construction period, two lanes will remain open to traffic in both directions on Lusail Street.
The existing right turn lane from Legtaifiya Street on to Lusail Street will remain open. Commuters can use a new slip road for travelling south and turning west along Legtaifiya Street.
Ashghal advises motorists to pay attention to new road signs that will be placed to direct them to the new Katara entrance, and to be cautious and drive slow during construction.
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