Tribune News Network
Doha
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will on Sunday, April 26, open a new loop bridge on the bridge between Rawdat Al Khail Street and Industrial Area Road on Mesaimeer Interchange to link traffic movement on bridge from Rawdat Al Khail Street to Souhern Doha Expressway and E Ring Road in coordination with General Directorate of Traffic.
The new loop exit will facilitate traffic for road users coming from D Ring Road and Rawdat Al Khail Street towards Al Thumama and Old Airport via E Ring Road as well as towards Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor and Al Wakra and Al Wukair through Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor.
The loop bridge is one of the exits on the bridge linking Rawdat Al Khail Street and Industrial Area Road and recently opened to provide free flow of traffic between Central Doha and Industrial Area and surrounding residential areas such as Ain Khalid, Umm Al Seneem and Mesaimeer.
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) had opened in early April a new underpass and bridge on Mesaimeer Interchange to traffic towards Al Wakra and Al Wukair from Industrial Area Road and E Ring Road.
The new three-level interchange is the first of its kind in Qatar as it contains nine underpasses providing free flow traffic.
The interchange also consists of two major bridges. One of them connects Rawdhat Al Khail Street and Industrial area road in both directions, and the other one connecting E-Ring Road with the southern part of Doha Expressway in one direction, ensuring a smooth flow of traffic in all directions.
The 6.1-kilometre-long interchange consists of three to four lanes in each direction to accommodate about 30,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.
On completion in the second quarter of 2020, the new interchange will improve traffic flow, reducing travel time by more than 70 percent of travel time.
The Mesaimeer Interchange integrates with Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor linking Al-Watiyyat Interchange, which is a strategic link between the southern part of Doha Expressway and its main highway. This link provides a free flow traffic between the north and south of the country through Doha.
The project is one of the vital interchanges in the country, with two levels comprising three bridges and four underpasses for easy access of vehicles to nearby residential area of Al Thumama, Mesaimeer, Bu Hamour, Nuaija, Al Wakra and Al Wukair.
The interchange provides a free flow traffic for commuters from these areas to Hamad International Airport, to southern areas, Doha and northern areas of the country.