QNA
Doha
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced completion of services for 3,767 land plots within the citizens' subdivisions projects of the Local Areas Infrastructure Programme implemented by Ashghal in various areas in the North, West and South of Qatar.
Northern areas projects include package 2 of Al Kharaitiyat and Izghawa project, packages 1 and 5 of Al Ebb and Leabaib project, package 1 of Semaisma West and South project, and package 1 of Al Egda, Al Haidan and Al Khor project. As for the Western areas, projects include package 2 of North of Qatar Mall and the Celebrations Road project, and packages 2 and 3 of West Muaither (Al Manaseer). In the Southern areas, the served land plots are located within packages 1, 3 and 7 of Al Mashaf South project.
On this occasion, Eng. Youssef Al Emadi, Projects Affairs Director at Ashghal, stated that Ashghal pays special attention to roads and infrastructure development projects in existing and new citizens' subdivisions, in an aim to provide an integrated and developed internal roads network that connects between streets and main roads, in addition to providing infrastructure services to allow citizens to build their houses in new areas, and providing developed and highly efficient services in existing areas.
Eng. Saoud Al Tamimi, Manager of the Roads Projects Department clarified that the completed phases serve a total of 3,767 plots, and they are part of projects that will serve a total of 8,821 plots upon completion of all phases. He added these projects will provide efficient and safe roads networks with a length of about 247 km, in addition to 176 km of drainage networks, 108 km of TSE networks, 233 km of surface and groundwater drainage networks. This is in addition to electricity and lighting lines and the facilitates related to these services, as well as pedestrian and cycling paths and car parking.
Ashghal has served a total of 1052 plots in Western areas, including 311 plots in West Muaither (Al Manaseer), and 741 plots in North of Qatar Mall and the Celebrations Road, as these areas have been provided with an internal roads network, sewage and drainage lines, in addition to pedestrian and cycling paths, and car parking.
A total of 994 plots have been served for citizens land plots in the Southern areas, that are mainly concentrated in Al Meshaf South within different packages, to provide connectivity to the area through construction of roads and infrastructure services in the area.
Ashghal has served a total of 1721 plots in Northern areas, including 652 plots in Al Kharaitiyat and Izghawa, 688 plots in Al Ebb and Leabaib, 169 plots in Semaisma, 212 plots in Al Egda, Al Haidan, and Al Khor. Works included the development of internal roads and infrastructure services, provision of car parking and pedestrian and cycling paths, in addition to the development of drainage networks services.
To facilitate implementation of projects, Ashghal has signed several memoranda of understanding with various service and governmental entities to enhance cooperation between all parties and benefit from resources and expertise in many areas, in the interest of the public and citizens.
Since 2018, Ashghal has launched a package of contractual enhancements for infrastructure projects in citizens' subdivisions and existing areas, with the aim of streamlining the implementation of works and reducing their impact on the daily life of residents, while achieving quick responses to their demands and suggestions.
One of these contractual enhancements is dividing the work of each roads and infrastructure project into several geographical areas (zoning), in order minimize the negative effects of construction works, instead of carrying out works in all of the project area simultaneously, which increases the period of local road projects.
Enhanced contracts include the appointment of public relations officers to coordinate with the residents regarding any works that may affect their daily lives, such as traffic diversion, drainage connections, etc.