Doha: Continuing its policy of promoting a healthy lifestyle among the residents, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has developed a 40km long cycling path on the Southern part of Doha Expressway.
The cycling path has one bike bridge, 2,390 lighting poles, 17 cycling parks, 1,930 trees, 24 tunnels, and 17 seats with shades, Ashghal shared information on its twitter handle yesterday.
To provide residents with an opportunity to follow a healthy lifestyle, Ashghal in August this year represented by the Supervisory Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places in Qatar, had also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Qatar Cyclists Center of the Ministry of Culture and Sports regarding fast cycling track.
At that time, Ashghal official had said Ashghal seeks to create infrastructure that contributes to enhance sport culture among all segments of society, through provision of necessary requirements and Ashghal is all set to provide a network of cycling and pedestrian paths of about 2,650km by the year 2022.
According to another recent tweet by the Public Works Authority, under the second and third packages of Doha Central Development and Beautification Projects, 58km pedestrian and cycling paths and 41,000 square metre green area will be developed in the area.
In September this year, Ashghal had made a new achievement breaking Guinness World Record title for the Longest Continuous Cycle Path.
The Guinness World Record holder Olympic Cycling Track, designed to be completely separate from road traffic, allows cyclists to speed up to 50 kilometers per hour where 29 underpasses and 5 bridges are provided for cyclist paths to facilitate non-stop riding.
The Olympic Cycling Track extends on Al Khor Road with 33 km of length and seven meters width, which can be used for international sports competitions, especially since the Olympic Cycling Track was designed to allow speeding up to 50 km per hour.
A 7km road linking Doha Expressway and Southern Doha Expressway at the Mesaimeer Interchange opened to traffic in July this year. The road ensures free and direct traffic flow from Mesaieed, Al Wakra and Al Wukair towards Doha, 22 February Street and Al Shamal Road.
The route has 4-6 lanes in each direction to allow some 20,000 vehicles per hour in both directions, saves around 70% of travel time. The road enables a direct link with the Al Janoub, Ras Abu Aboud and Al Thumama stadiums as it integrates with other major arteries, running from Umm Besher Interchange on G-Ring Road and Southern Doha Expressway, through Al Wetiyyat Interchange on Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor, onto Mesaimeer Interchange along with Doha Expressway, E-Ring Road, Industrial Area Road and Rawdat Al Khail Street.
