DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the commencement of the roads and infrastructure project in Al Meshaf South (Package 7) which aims to develop roads and infrastructure services in the area. The project is being implemented by a Petroserv Limited and Roadbridge joint venture, at a cost of approximately QR422 million.
The project is located northwest of Al Janoub Stadium and west of the southern part of Doha Expressway. Ali Ahmad Al Ansari, project engineer in the Southern Areas Projects Section at the Roads Projects Department in Ashghal, stated Package 7 of the project serves 1,389 residential plots in Al Meshaf South and provides an integrated roads network with a total length of 24.8 km.
This would enhance traffic flow and provide connectivity with public facilities that would be established in the area in the future, such as schools, mosques, commercial complexes and youth centres.
Al Ansari said the project would provide traffic safety elements such as street lighting systems and poles, directional signs and road marking, in addition to providing 1,690 car parking bays and 41 km of pedestrian and cycle paths. This is in addition to the development of 20 km of sewage network, 22.8 km of surface and groundwater drainage network and 8.5 km of treated sewage effluent (TSE) network.
In addition, new sewage pipelines along with a new system to ensure flow distribution would be provided and connected with Qatar’s main sewage network, to provide proper protection for the entire area against flooding during the rainy season.
The project construction works are divided into three geographical zones which will be carried out successively. All project works are scheduled to be completed in Q4, 2022.
Most of the project works will rely on local materials and manufacturers, bringing the local component in the project to 85 per cent of the total used materials. These materials include elements such as gabbro, luminaires, lighting poles, directional signs, sewage, surface water and rainwater drainage pipes, asphalt and prefabricated manholes, in addition to concrete and rebar.