The new Salwa-Mesaieed highway, with two lanes in each direction, and an 8m median with a protective fence.
DOHA: For a first in the country, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will use a solar-powered lighting system at the Salwa-Mesaieed road that is nearing completion.
Ashghal will also use LED lamps, a highly efficient system that helps in saving energy.
Solar-powered lighting system is being tested as a pilot project in Salwa-Mesaieed Road and will be used throughout the country in the near future, if the experiment proves successful, Ashghal said yesterday.
About 90 percent of the expansion work on the road connecting Mesaieed Industrial City with Salwa Road through Al Kharrara area has been completed, Ashghal said. Of the 23km road, work has already been completed on 20km.
The fast track project aims to improve road services and safety to be able to cope with the heavy traffic in the area. As part of the project, the road leading to Mesaieed industrial area has been converted to a highway with two lanes in each direction, and an 8m wide median with a protective fence.
“Ashghal has studied the traffic flow on the said road to identify means to meet the traffic safety requirements.
Based on this study, Ashghal has used a wearing course (top layer) made of high quality bitumen that provides additional strength, durability, and longevity to the road, to withstand the heavy trucks/vehicles that constitute a large portion of traffic in the area,” said the statement.
To streamline the traffic flow which has doubled due to the increased capacity, one of the existing roundabouts on the road will be replaced with an intersection provided with traffic lights. The Peninsula
