Qatar Infrastructure Thread

[Qatar Son 333]

GOOD NEWS THER !!!

[wakrah-wi-bas]

A distant view of Qatar's longest flyover coming up at the proposed Al Rayyan Intersection project site area. (Salim Matramkot)

Qatar’s longest flyover taking shape

Source ::: The Peninsula / by SATISH KANADY

DOHA • Qatar's longest flyover is steadily taking shape over Al Rayyan Road. The estimated one-km-long viaduct forms the vital part of the Public Works Authority's (Ashghal) first phase of the `February 22 Intersection and Emir Street Project'.

Designed on a post-stressed pattern, nearly the 500-metre-long structure has already come up. The flyover forms a major component of the 5.6km Al Rayyan Intersection project, in easing traffic congestion in the area.

The QR998.8m project, as a whole, proposes to construct four major interchanges — Omar bin Khatab, Al Rayyan (Jaidah Roundabout), Sudan and Al Sadd, which is an extension of Al Sadd Street. The entire project is approximately eight-km long and extends from Mesaimeer to the Industrial Interchange. It includes the construction of a three-lane dual carriageway plus frontage roads with 4-Grade separated interchanges, infrastructure works and landscaping. The project also involves the construction of four under passes — at Omar bin Khattab, Rayyan, Al Sadd and Sudan.

Once the work is over, the project would serve as the northern terminus of the Doha Expressway project. Ashghal had signed a contract with German firm Bilfinger Berger AG Civil and Al Hamed Development and Construction Company in January 2006.

Bilfinger Berger is a construction giant specialised in civil installations such as bridges and roads, while Al Hamed enjoys a reputation in drainage and landscaping.

The detection of a huge cave, with a large volume of fresh water, at the project site had embarrassed the construction companies during the early stages of the project work. Sources said the construction companies had managed to fill the gaping hole after draining out all the water.

[Qatar Son 333]

haha wkrawi davy boy posted it befor you check the last page

[Qatar Son 333]

Work on 2nd, 3rd phase of Shamal Road begins

I am guessing this might be bad news for Qatari4ever and tharron4 poor guys living in Al-khor.


An artist’s impression of the Al Khor Major Interchange

DOHA • The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will begin today work in the second and third phases of Al Shamal Road Project, the biggest project carried out by the authority which expected to be completed within 30 months.

According to a press statement from Ashghal yesterday, the operator of the project will at this stage focus on arranging alternative diversions and studying them with Ashghal and concerned authorities before putting them into place.

It is expected that the project will not affect the traffic in the area since there are enough space for establishing alternatives roads, the release said.

Ashghal on last July signed a contract worth QR2.181bn with construction giant Tekfen of Turkey for the second and third phase developments of the North Road Project.

[Halawala]

^ Finally!! After 100s of lives lost, they work on the Death Road.

[Qatar Son 333]

Originally Posted by Halawala

^ Finally!! After 100s of lives lost, they work on the Death Road.

looooool btw i went on that road alot befor and i am disappointed since after some time the road becoms 2 lane and the road that was black before becoms white and alot of cracks finally they started i hope its a good road system that there building

[Qatar Son 333]

First phase of Landmark Interchange to open today


DOHA • The first phase of the QR221m Umm Khaba Interchange project (formerly known as the Landmark Interchange) will open to traffic starting at 5pm today.

The interchange will facilitate traffic movement from Dahl Al Hamam Roundabout towards Gharrafa and vice versa.

Similarly, commuters from Shamal can head towards Gharrafa Interchange (formerly known as Passport Interchange) and the reverse.

Later, all phases of the project will be opened including sub-streets and side roads in such a way that commuters passing through Umm Khaba interchange can move in all directions, a Public Works Authority (Ashghal) release said yesterday.

The Umm Khaba Interchange is a major project of Ashghal's five-year plan. The 3.5 km road is the first of the four phases of the North Road project.

With one lane added, now the North Bridge will have three lanes and a renewed ground level roundabout.

The interchange consists of one overbridge at ground level towards north-south; another 1.2 km-long underpass towards east-west; in addition to the signaled intersection in the underpass, the first of its kind in Qatar.

The project was started on July 9, 2005 and its implementation period is 22 months.

The project work is being carried out by Darwish Engineering with Naser Rashid Al Nuaimi the project manager.

[Qatar Son 333]

Interchange opens




Officials of Ashghal and the Traffic and Patrol Department pose for a picture before the Umm Khaba Interchange opening, near Landmark Mall, yesterday.

INSET: Director of Traffic and Patrol Department Colonel Mohammed Saad Al Kharji hands out flowers to commuters to mark the opening of the Interchange yesterday.

Finally the 3 year construction has ended and another interchange has opened in the transportation masterplan

[Tallsmurf]

Dont these numpties read their press releases first???

Project started in July 2005 and due to take 22 months.

So it should have opened in May 2007 - and is already 6 months late and still not complete......

Still anything that improves Doha traffic is good news!

[Halawala]

Originally Posted by Tallsmurf

Dont these numpties read their press releases first???

Project started in July 2005 and due to take 22 months.

So it should have opened in May 2007 - and is already 6 months late and still not complete......

Still anything that improves Doha traffic is good news!

Tallsmurf, I have been living in Dubai and Sharjah for the past four years, and the vast amount of infrastructure networks being built here makes Doha look like a small town.

Doha should seriously build NEW highways, parallel to reconstruction of existing ones. These NEW highways, might be initially empty at first, but if you build them, people will come.

AFAIK, there are new highways planned (6th Ring Road)...

The North Road, should be expanded in a way that will not affect traffic movement. In addition, the Al-Khor expressway should be expanded at least to include a third lane.

I hope someone from Ashgal are reading this!!

[salman515]

well they said this project will delay, 6 months is too much thou.

[wakrah-wi-bas]

this hasn't been confirmed yet, but Zayed al-khayareen, director-general of Ashghal will be replaced by Ahmed al-haiki, director-general of customs & ports authority. if this is true, then it's great developement, since al-haiki is one of the most hard-working & honest officials in the country, especially after the incident where he discovered a corruption scam at the customs & ports authority, by the former directors, that worth QR 2 billions, & submitted all the evidence to the emir.

[Qatar Son 333]

o hope it is confirmed soon though lol halawala you should contact them with there email on there website btw your comment is not good since it explains that you have no idea whats happening in doha alkhor road is going to be re-constructed and expanded with a lot of interchanges , the north road is already soon to be fixed and expanded of course you know that salwa road is already underconstruction with alot of interchanges you should stay in doha more you have no idea whats going on here in doha

[amrja]

Passed through the tunnel today and I really am struggling to understand why they opened it. I mean, yes, it will improve traffic from Gharaffa to Markhiyah, but at least open the tunnel after the road has been fully paved! There are huge potholes inside the tunnel, and there is still a lot of work to be done.

Its really dissapointing that this is the result of three years of work. In Jordan, the same amount of time was needed to build a 100+ meter suspension bridge, and only a year was needed to build a 500M tunnel feeding into it as well as two interchanges - all of which are larger than the Landmark interchange.

Very disappointing...

[Siege]

I work for a UK based company producing a map of Qatar and Doha. I am hoping that people here can help with some questions regarding the state of work on various roads and interchanges in Doha.

1. Is the Al Shamal Interchange fully open or will it be open in the next year?



2. It seems that the Umm Khaba Interchange is nearly complete. Where Al Ittihad Street meets Al Shamal Street is a light signal or a roundabout, where we are showing a temporary roundabout?



3. Al Rayyan Interchange - does what we've done look right for what will be there? I believe there will be a link from Al Shedaida Street to Al Beday Street - can anyone confirm? How does Al Rayyan al Qadeem Street connect to the interchange? Have Al Bustan Street and Al Shedaida Street been connected?



4. Al Sadd Interchange - does this look right? Has Al Sadd Street been extended to meet Al Bustan Street yet? Al Sudan is being replaced with an interchange at the moment, I believe. Al Amir Street will go under Al Waab Street/ Jawaan Street? This is happening at the moment if I have read earlier posts correctly?



5. The roundabout we have labelled as Al Mayel Roundabout, is this also known as Tilted roundabout? If so, I believe there are plans to make it and Al Gharrafa roundabouts into interchanges (source: Ashghal). Can anyone confirm this? Has anything started?



6. Finally, has the roundabout at Al Waab Street and Sports City Street been replaced with traffic signals?

I hope that someone here can help and appreciate any assistance you can give. I hope you can forgive such a large post.

[Qatar Son 333]

1. alshamal interchange was opened about 3-4 years ago but now expanding the bridge so i think you might consider it completed

2.sorry but i am not sure whats happining there

3.yes the interchange looks perfect but alrayan al-qadeem road according to ashghal it wont connect to the enterchange its going to have a r/a or a signal connecting to alrayan road and al-shimal road.

4.yes it looks correct and you should have made the al-jawaan interchange they started working since about 6 months ago , no albustan is not yeat connected to the al-saad street.

5.well yes it is going to be alot of interchnges there even in the master plan of education city but it hasent started yet

6. yes all are fully function and work

[salman515]

1 alshmal interchange:
It wasnt open 4 months ago when I was there and i didn't heard any news about it.

2 I remember a R\a, I'm not sure thou.

3 can't help you there "dont know"

4 I believe thats right.

5 Tilted= mayel. English= Arabic

6 Yes, in 2006 , I believe one of the signals are still U\C <qatarson should be able to confirm.

[amrja]

1. No, Al Shamal interchange is not open. The ground-level roundabout is, but the bridge and highway above are still closed to traffic.

2. I don't understand what you mean.

3. Al Shedia and Al Bustan are connected, but AFAIK Al Bustan is only a temporary road because portions of it have been placed on private land. From what i've seen in pictures, there will be a roundabout at the end of Al Rayyan Al Qadeem St. that branches out so that access can be gained to it through from both Al Rayyan and Al Amir St. The place where you've drawn a red line is also a temporary street AFAIK, its been open for almost a year now.

4. Al Sudan is indeed currently closed, although there is still a temporary road open - it has been built as a temporary bridge over the roadworks on Al Sudan R/A, and allows traffic to flow from Al Jawaan to Al Waab in both directions. But, traffic cannot turn towards Al Amir St. as it is closed.

5. This is indeed the Tilted Roundabout, work has not started yet - it is still fully open. I believe that work won't begin for a long time as just recently they have upgraded the roundabouts by opening slip roads for traffic turning right to make traffic flow better.

6. Yup, all intersections along Al Waab are now traffic lights. There are four traffic lights along the road I think.

Hope that helps

[amrja]

Salman, the traffic lights at the end of Al Waab streets have been reopened.

[salman515]

^ What about alqal3ah R\a, is the roundabout still open ?