Ashghal Announces Opening of 9 Kilometers of the New Dukhan Highway

Doha, July 13 (QNA) - Traffic between Dukhan and Central Doha will experience major improvement as the Public Works Authority Ashghal opened, on Saturday 12th of July 2014, Dukhan Highway Central from Sheehaniya Interchange to Al Rayyan Stadium Roundabout. Dukhan Highway is considered one of the most important sections of the road network in Qatar. It serves the local community as well as the adjacent areas, especially those who work in Dukhan and Al Shamal areas. The Dukhan Highway Central provides a modern highway that improves the traffic flow between Doha and west of Qatar through nine kilometers of dual-carriageway with four lanes in each direction. It stretches from Sheehaniya Interchange to Al Rayyan Stadium Roundabout, and provides local access to the community through two-lane service road. The Dukhan Highway Central replaces the old Dukhan Highway which consisted of two lanes in each direction; this resulted in traffic congestions and accidents. To increase the safety of road users, the driving speed has been limited to 120 km per hour. Ashghal, last month, opened Al Wajba Interchange, at Dukhan Highway Central expressway project, which provided access to Al Wajba and Al Seej areas and resulted in a much smoother traffic flow in the area. The project, commenced in Q2, 2011, also includes the construction of two underpass interchanges; at New Wajba, and Al Dehailiyat Army Camp. In addition, a major multi-level interchange "Rawdat Rashed" will be constructed at the junction of Celebration Road to accommodate access to Al Rayyan Stadium, Mall of Qatar and other construction projects in the area. Significant enhancements to the local utility networks have been implemented on essential utility infrastructure such as water and TSE (Treated Sewage Effluent) supply, electrical and communication cabling. The project is part of Ashghals Expressway Programme that provides a vital highway network stretching over 980 km and including more than 10,000 km of lanes and more than 240 intersections. This is besides an integrated infrastructure that serves Doha, major cities and external areas across the country. With the completion of the Programmes projects, Qatar will own one of the most prominent and advanced road networks.(QNA)