Ashghal announces completion of road improvement works in the Northern Areas.

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Ashghal announced completion of the road improvement works in the Northern Areas. The project aims to meet specific...

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works ‘Ashghal’ announced completion of the road improvement works in the Northern Areas.

The project aims to meet specific needs in various areas in the North of the country through development works that include improving permanent roads and constructing temporary roads to serve residents and facilities, in addition to providing safety elements and implementing infrastructure networks and other works.

Project engineer in the Northern Areas Section of the Roads Projects Department at Ashghal, Eng. Jassim Fakhro, said that various works were carried out in various areas in the North of Qatar.

The works included constructing permanent and temporary roads with a total length of 84 km, installing approximately 746 street lighting poles, and providing more than 22,600 parking spaces for cars and buses, in addition to developing infrastructure networks, beautification and landscaping works, and providing pedestrian and bicycle paths.​

Project Engineer at the Northern Areas Section of the Roads Projects Department at Ashghal, Eng. Saeed Al Malki, said that the works included the construction of roads in Umm Slal Mohammed and Bu Fesseela areas, the construction of roads leading to and surrounding Darb Al Saai with the provision of 2,391 parking spaces, the construction of a road serving the Naval Academy and another road to connect the resorts in Fuwairit area to the existing road leading to Al Shamal Road, and the provision of roads serving Al Shamal Service Centre and the nearby fish farm.