Doha: The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) has completed concept design for Phase 4 of the Main Roads Infrastructure Project in Central Doha.
The concept of the project which includes many new underpasses and overhead bridges has been sent to the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) for detailed design and implementation.
“Continuing the Ministry’s efforts to develop an integrated planning system for road network across the country, Phase 4 of the Main Roads Infrastructure & Concept Design Project in Central Doha has been completed, which is a major part of the future of Doha.
It has been submitted to the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) to prepare the detailed design and start implementation,” the MoTC said yesterday in a tweet.
According to infographics shared with the tweet, many new expansion works will be executed at D-Ring Road (Al Najma), C-Ring Road (Al Jahra), Doha Express Way (Haloul), D-Ring Road (Rawdat Al Khail), where at some places new underpasses will be constructed while at others overhead bridges have been proposed.
It is to be noted here that the Ministry of Transport and Communications had signed an MoU with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) on planning, studying, designing, maintaining and managing the road projects in August this year.
The MoU is upgrading the level of collaboration, joint efforts and constructive cooperation between the two sides with the aim of providing a safe, integrated transportation system in line with best universal practices and standards within the tasks and competencies of the two parties.
The MOTC and Ashghal aim to develop and manage the mobility and transportation projects as an integrated network compatible with other modes of transportation in such an efficient, economic, safe and environment-friendly fashion.
The two sides aim to fulfill the needs of the State of Qatar from in mobility and transportation in line with the Second National Development Strategy (2018-2022) and Qatar National Vision 2030, an earlier statement had stated.
Additionally, there will be an activation of a joint working mechanism regarding putting the necessary strategies and plans for maintaining and managing road projects and networks as well as coordinating on resolving the complaints from the public, doing the necessary maintenance works, developing and boosting joint cooperation to benefit from their capabilities in joint fields and stimulating sustainable economic and social development for the State of Qatar.
Ashghal carries out infrastructure projects across the country according to the recommendations of MoTC and the comprehensive plans, strategic studies, concept designs, priorities, recommendations, reports, researches and the like.
