DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) opened the last phase of the West Industrial Street to traffic, which stretches from Street 33 in the Industrial Area to the G Ring Road.

The opening is part of Ashghal’s efforts to develop the roads and infrastructure within Doha Industrial Area (DIA).

Eng. Ahmed Al Obaidly, Head of Southern Areas Projects Section at Ashghal’s Roads Projects Department, stated that completing the final phase of West Industrial Street’s development works took place one month prior to the planned opening date.

He added in a statement issued yesterday that the authority had announced in December 2017 the opening of the first phase of the street, which extends from Salwa Road to Street 33. With completing the last phase, the West Industrial Street became the connection between North and South Doha, linking the north of Doha from Salwa Road to the G-Ring Road Which leads to the Orbital Highway.

Ahmed Al Obaidly explained that the West Industrial Street will also serve traffic heading to the new Industrial Area through Street 41, as well as facilitating access to more than 1030 commercial plots and 400 residential plots in the Industrial Area.

The last phase of the West Industrial Street included the construction of a 2.5km road with 4 lanes in each direction, making the total length of the road developed under phases 1 & 2 around 5.8km.

This is in addition to constructing a signal-controlled intersection at the West Industrial Street’s intersection with Street 41, a roundabout at the street’s intersection with Street 47, and 3 pedestrian crossings with traffic lights. As many as 110 parking spaces were provided within this part of the project, raising the total number of parking lots along the West Industrial Street to 477.

As for the safety of road users, lighting poles, safety signs and road markings were installed along the street to ensure safety of pedestrians and drivers.

It’s worth mentioning that the development of West Industrial Street is part of the first and second packages of the Roads and Infrastructure Development Project in Doha Industrial Area, implemented by Ashghal, which has been divided into seven packages. Package 2 is 91% complete, and the roads within this package are planned to be opened for traffic by Q4, 2018.

Package 2 of the DIA project includes developing a total of 40km of main roads, collective roads, and local roads, and yields many benefits to the DIA’s residents and visitors including parking bays, a signal-controlled intersection, pedestrian crossings with traffic lights, and street lighting.