The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has completed services of 3,767 land plots within citizens’ subdivisions across the country. According to Ashghal, the services fall under the Local Areas Infrastructure Programme — which aims to develop the roads, drainage networks and overall infrastructure in all areas of Qatar to raise the standard of living for all citizens and residents.
Officials stated that the completed phases are part of projects that will serve 8,821 plots and provide safe road networks and infrastructure services networks.
Ashghal has served around 26,000 land plots for citizens’ lands in new and existing areas in the past five years.
The project includes the completion of internal roads and infrastructure services, provision of car parking and pedestrian and cycling paths, development of drainage networks, surface, groundwater and stormwater drainage networks and TSE networks
Projects Affairs Director at Ashghal Eng. Youssef Al Emadi said infrastructure development projects in existing and new citizens’ subdivisions connect internal roads with main streets. It also allows citizens to build their houses in new areas.
The project covers 1,052 plots of land in the Western part of the country, including Al Manaseer, Celebration Road, and the North of Mall of Qatar. In the South, 994 land plots in Al Mashaf South were completed, while the Northern area of the country saw 1,721 land plots serviced across Al Khor and other surrounding areas.
Also, Northern areas projects include package 2 of Al Kharaitiyat and Izghawa project, packages 1 and 5 of Al Ebb and Leabaib project, package 1 of Semaisma West and South project, and package 1 of Al Egda, Al Haidan and Al Khor project.
As for the Western areas, projects include package 2 of North of Qatar Mall and the Celebration Road project, and packages 2 and 3 of West Muaither (Al Manaseer). In the Southern areas, the served land plots fall within packages 1, 3 and 7 of the Al Mashaf South project.
Eng. Saoud Al Tamimi, Manager of the Roads Projects Department, said, “These projects will provide efficient and safe roads networks with a length of about 247 km, in addition to 176 km of drainage networks, 108 km of TSE networks, 233 km of surface and groundwater drainage networks. This includes electricity, lighting lines and facilities related to these services, pedestrian and cycling paths and car parking.”
Al Tamimi said Ashghal is committed to implementing all infrastructure projects with the highest quality standards. He said the agency has completed and delivered infrastructure that benefits the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.”
Abdullah bin Khalid Al Yafei, a member of the Central Municipal Council - Area 17, said: “I am delighted to announce the completion of more than 3,700 plots, 652 of which are located in Area 17 (Al Kharaitiyat), where the roads network, sewage networks, TSE networks and other services were developed.”
Ashghal also said that to overcome the challenges of undertaking such construction works, it enhanced contracts in infrastructure projects to help reduce inconveniences to residents. Ashghal also developed more accurate schedules for implementation, and followed up on the contractors’ performance.
