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The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) opened to the public the Najma Street Extension and a new bridge crossing the East Corridor along the Najma Street on Sunday.
These two are part of the East Corridor project currently being implemented by Ashghal under its Expressway Programme.
Najma Street Extension will connect the F-Ring Road to Al Wakra Main Road, improving connectivity between Al Thumama and the Old Airport area to the south of Qatar.
Road users can now travel to and from central Doha and Al Wakra without the need to access Al Matar Street or Ras Abu Aboud Road, in addition to benefiting from reduced congestion and shorter transit times in the south of Doha. The 2.4 km-long Najma Street Extension includes three lanes in each direction.
The new bridge is more than 117 metres long and over 10 metres high. It is located at the intersection between East-West Corridor and Najma Street Extension.
The speed limit will be 80 kph along the Extension of Najma Street.
Najma Street Bridge is part of the East Corridor project which is the Eastern section of the East-West Corridor, one of the most prominent projects implemented by Ashghal under its Expressway Programme.
The East-West Corridor comprises the construction of 22 km of a new dual carriageway, including five lanes in each direction and stretching from west of Barwa City to Al Matar Street south of the Air Force Roundabout.
The project includes eight grade-separated interchanges that will provide new access to key roads and residential areas such as Al Matar Street, Najma Street Extension, Barwa Access Road, and Al Wakra Bypass.
Covering infrastructure improvements in the area, the project will include the upgrade and relocation of utilities, installation of an Intelligent Transport System and storm water drainage.
The project will see the laying of 2,842 metres of drainage lines and more than 140,000 metres of irrigation lines across the project area. New and improved pedestrian pathways and cycle lanes will be provided, as well as more than 6,000 street lights that will be installed across the East-West Corridor.
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