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THE Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has completed improving safety features of roads surrounding 465 schools across the country, constituting 88 percent of the total number of schools included in the School Zone Safety Programme.
The implementation of safety plans for 38 remaining schools, as part of Ashghal’s readiness for the new academic year 2020/2021, is currently underway.
Ashghal’s School Zone Safety Programme seeks to have safety features of international standards on all the roads surrounding schools, in order to ensure security and safety of students, parents and educational staff.
According to a study conducted by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ashghal has coordinated with the Ministry of Interior and the National Road Safety Committee to identify school areas in need of development. The list of schools is assessed and revised on a monthly and annual basis, with the number of schools in need of development increasing each year. This year priority was given to approximately 533 schools spread all over Qatar.
In addition to the ongoing safety works, design plans are in progress for 25 schools and have been completed for five additional schools, with work expected to commence as soon as necessary approvals are obtained from concerned entities in the country.
Engineer Hassen Al Hamadi, head of Highways Operation & Maintenance Section, said that Ashghal gives the School Zone Safety Programme high priority as it is one of the key elements to achieve the National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS 2013 – 2022).
“It aims to ease traffic congestion in these areas, separate vehicle lanes from pedestrian paths and improve unpaved roads to achieve higher safety levels, as well as ensure safe entry and exit of students and parents from schools”, Hamadi added.
The School Zone Safety Programme includes construction and development of roads with the highest level of safety in the school zone, by providing designated car parks as well as building medians and small roundabouts to manage traffic flow.
Hamadi added further: “As part of the programme, Roads Operation and Maintenance Department (ROMD) at Ashghal installs a number of signposts and provides road markings near schools to alert drivers of the speed limit set at 30 km/h.”
Speed humps with specific specifications are installed for speed reduction, in addition to creating safe pedestrians paths for general commuters and people with special needs. ROMD teams also upgrade and maintain pedestrian paths at the entrances and exits of schools.
With an aim to ensure safe entrances to schools, which overlook main streets, bright coloured rumble strips are placed to alert drivers when arriving or leaving the school district, with clear warning signals to ensure safety of the entire school community.
doha
THE Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has completed improving safety features of roads surrounding 465 schools across the country, constituting 88 percent of the total number of schools included in the School Zone Safety Programme.
The implementation of safety plans for 38 remaining schools, as part of Ashghal’s readiness for the new academic year 2020/2021, is currently underway.
Ashghal’s School Zone Safety Programme seeks to have safety features of international standards on all the roads surrounding schools, in order to ensure security and safety of students, parents and educational staff.
According to a study conducted by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ashghal has coordinated with the Ministry of Interior and the National Road Safety Committee to identify school areas in need of development. The list of schools is assessed and revised on a monthly and annual basis, with the number of schools in need of development increasing each year. This year priority was given to approximately 533 schools spread all over Qatar.
In addition to the ongoing safety works, design plans are in progress for 25 schools and have been completed for five additional schools, with work expected to commence as soon as necessary approvals are obtained from concerned entities in the country.
Engineer Hassen Al Hamadi, head of Highways Operation & Maintenance Section, said that Ashghal gives the School Zone Safety Programme high priority as it is one of the key elements to achieve the National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS 2013 – 2022).
“It aims to ease traffic congestion in these areas, separate vehicle lanes from pedestrian paths and improve unpaved roads to achieve higher safety levels, as well as ensure safe entry and exit of students and parents from schools”, Hamadi added.
The School Zone Safety Programme includes construction and development of roads with the highest level of safety in the school zone, by providing designated car parks as well as building medians and small roundabouts to manage traffic flow.
Hamadi added further: “As part of the programme, Roads Operation and Maintenance Department (ROMD) at Ashghal installs a number of signposts and provides road markings near schools to alert drivers of the speed limit set at 30 km/h.”
Speed humps with specific specifications are installed for speed reduction, in addition to creating safe pedestrians paths for general commuters and people with special needs. ROMD teams also upgrade and maintain pedestrian paths at the entrances and exits of schools.
With an aim to ensure safe entrances to schools, which overlook main streets, bright coloured rumble strips are placed to alert drivers when arriving or leaving the school district, with clear warning signals to ensure safety of the entire school community.
