DOHA: Ashghal has completed four projects in terms of the development of local roads and infrastructures for the different areas in 2018 (till now) including Rawdat Rashid, Bani Hajer North, Al Aziziya East and Rwadat Aba Al Hayran reaching 28 projects.

The upgrade works involves 18,807 residential subdivisions and 1,829 new land plots, creating easy access to school goers.

In a statement issued yesterday regarding Ashghal’s preparations for academic year 2018/2019, the Public Works Authority said that in light of government’s directives and Qatar National Vision 2030, Ashghal is keen on delivering integrated infrastructure and public buildings that serve all sectors in Qatar, including the educational field.

It said that Ashghal has accomplished up to 500km of expressways till August 2018 which link the students living in the external areas to Doha and provides better traffic movement in Doha as well. “As part of Ashghal’s strategy of traffic safety and students’ life in particular, Ashghal has achieved 171 new schemes as part of School Zone Safety Programme,” it added.

Ashghal implemented new requirement for fire protection in 33 schools in 2018.

Ashghal had built 73 school and 37 kindergartens in and around Doha since 2013 and constructed research and educational facilities like the Aqauatic Research Centre that serve Qatar Unversity and the Minstry of Municipality and Environment.

Ashghal also completed the Medical Simulation Centre “Itqan” that grants good space for research and training for surgeries besides QU College of Medicine students and other medical staff.

Ashghal further said that it had accelerated the works of the projects that serve a lot of schools and provide safe passage to the students and opened partially Al Maadid Street in Al Maamoura Area and Al Qattara Street in Al Wakra. Ashghal said that the construction is underway to open Shura Intersection and Fereej Kulaib next week.

Regarding external areas, Ashghal said that the completion of new highways such as Dukan Road serve students from areas west of Qatar such as Al Sheehaniya, Lejmiliya, Leatooriya and Rawdat Rashed.

The opening of the G-Ring Road and the southern part of the Doha Expressway are a breakthrough for students in the southern areas where students living in Al Wakrah and Al Wukair can access Qatar University or Education City in record time.

The opening of large parts of the orbital road serves thousands of students as well, serving thousands of students and reducing the travel time between the South and the North by more than 50% where students can reach the Education City, the Community College or Qatar University directly.

Three different sectors have had a significant share in the recent period, namely Qatar University, North Atlantic College and the Community College in Qatar, as well as many nearby schools whether in Duhail or Dafna and the West Bay and nearby areas, where the Public Works Authority opened roads which serve thousands of students every day, including Lusail Expressway, which connects the traffic coming from the heart of Doha towards Qatar University and shortens the travel time by more than 70%.

The Education City is particularly important as it receives thousands of students daily studying at many international and local universities and colleges. The Public Works Authority has opened a number of projects, which provide smooth traffic, including Khalifa Avenue, which opened 4 lanes from the main road, with a length of more than 6 km and Gharafat Al Rayyan Interchange and key Bani Hajar Interchange which connects Doha and Al Rayyan through its connection to Al Rayyan Road, which was opened in the first phase.

Parts of the Al Ma’adid Street project have been opened to facilitate safe entry and exit for students to schools in the area. Many parking spaces have been provided. Al Ma’adid street project aims to increase the capacity of the street, as a result of the presence of a large number of public and private schools in addition to a driving school.

Ashghal has also developed and opened Al Qattara Street with a length of 1.4 km and one lane in each direction linking it to Wakra Hospital Street to facilitate access to Qatar Academy which is part of Qatar Foundation that is scheduled to open at the beginning of the new academic year. It is planned to connect Al-Qattara Street north of Abu Al Hairan Street and complete the remaining parts of Abu Al Hairan Street to ensure traffic flow and quick access from the Academy to the highway and vice versa.

The statement says that Ashghal is currently working on the development of Al Shura intersection, which aims at increasing the number of lanes at the intersection in all directions from three to four, which will lead to increased traffic flow at the intersection.

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