​​As part of its plan to improve the efficiency of the existing road network in Doha City, the Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ announced the completion of the main works of upgrading Wadi Al Ghadeeriyat Street at a total length of 1 km, in addition to the improvement of infrastructure utilities and construction of a 2.4-km-long service road for the Central Market Street to facilitate local access and regulate traffic flow around the Central Market in Bu Hamour Area. This comes as part of the Road Improvement Works for Junctions and Roundabouts in Various Areas of Greater Doha, Phase 5.

Eng. Monira Al-Mohannadi, Project Engineer in Ashghal’s Roads Projects Department’s Doha City Section, said: “The project’s completed works involved the upgrade of 1 km of Wadi Al Ghadeeriyat Street and the construction of a 2.4-km service road for the Central Market Street, as well as improving infrastructure services.”

Eng. Al-Mohannadi continued: “The project serves many educational establishments and institutions, and the recently completed works have significantly helped facilitate traffic access in the area, not to mention the regulation of local traffic flow. We also managed to reach the targeted traffic flow in the area, which is known for its high traffic density.”

In addition to upgrading Wadi Al Ghadeeriyat Street, the project’s scope of works involved upgrading the street lighting system and the installation of new lighting poles. Local infrastructure utilities were also developed by constructing a 3-km-long surface water drainage network, a 2-km-long TSE network, and providing protection for existing electricity lines, telecommunications cables and potable water networks.

Work is currently underway to complete landscaping works on both sides of Wadi Al Ghadeeriyat Street and construct a 2-km pedestrian and cycle paths.
It’s worth noting that other works carried out simultaneously with the Central Market service road involved the upgrading of a 2-km-long stromwater drainage network, a 1-km-long TSE network, and protecting the existing power lines, telecommunications cables and potable water networks.

Eng. Monira Al-Mohannadi added: "In line with Ashghal's strategy to support local manufacturers and Qatari products, and as part of ‘Ta'heel’ initiative which was launched by the authority in 2017, nearly 90% of the project materials were produced and manufactured locally by Qatari manufacturers, and they were used to carry out most of the project works. These local materials include lighting poles and luminaires, directional signs, surface water drainage pipes, asphalt, prefabricated manholes, concrete, interlock and reinforcement steel.”