Al Wakra Main Road upgrade work, costing about QR 600 million, has begun, announced the Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’.
The road project that extends for 9 kilometers comes as part of Ashghal’s plan to complete works on the road network in the southern area of the country, following the recent openings of roads that serve the southern area such as G-Ring Road, Southern Part of Doha Express Highway, Hamad Port Road and the Orbital Road which is coming to a completion.
The road works stretch from the Airport Interchange on G-Ring Road to Mesaieed Road and Waab Behair Intersection in the Southern Part of Doha Express Highway. Works will include widening the road to three lanes to accommodate 6000 vehicles per hour in each direction instead of two lanes to accommodate 4000 vehicles per hour in each direction, providing free traffic flow and reducing travel time for vehicles coming from Doha to Al Wakra and the southern areas.as the project will include constructing four new intersections and upgrading the existing roundabouts to signal-controlled intersections. Works also include constructing a tunnel, which provides a free traffic flow in both directions. The project also includes the construction of bicycle and pedestrian paths running for a length of 6.1 kilometers from the airport interchange to the Ras Bufuntas Train Station.
Al Wakra main road creates a strategic link between Doha and Al Wakra, as it is directly connected to G-Ring Road and the Southern Part of Doha Express Highway “Al Wakra Bypass” to Mesaieed Road. Al Wakra Main Road will also be integrated with the Qatar Rail Metro Station in line with developing an efficient transportation network that can improve traffic flow.
Project Stages
Al Wakra Main Road is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2020. The construction works of the project will be achieved in three stages:
The first stage starts from Barwa village, located at the Airport Interchange in the north, to Al Wakra Road and Ras Bufentas station. The construction works extend over 1.8 kilometer on a three-lane stretch in both directions of Al Wakra Main Road. The first stage also includes 840 metres of subways north of Al Wakra Main Road.
The project’s second stage will extend from former Al Wakra Roundabout up until Pearl Roundabout. Road works extend for approximately 1.9 kilometers. The project also includes three lanes in each direction, and a tunnel that extends for about 160 meters and is located under the main Al Wakra Qatar Rail Station.
