Qatar's first cable stayed bridge opened

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened Qatar's first cable-stayed bridge on Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor. With a length of 1,200m, the cable-stayed bridge on the corridor extends from Mesaimeer Road to Al Bustan Street and crosses over Halul Intersection on Mesaimeer Road and Faleh Bin Nasser Intersection on Salwa Road. And it provides free traffic flow between Hamad International Airport (HIA) and the areas of Bu Hamour, Mesaimeer and Al Waab.With four lanes in each direction, the bridge will accommodate more than 16,000 vehicles an hour. It will ease the congestion in the vital area significantly. The bridge was constructed without pylons for a distance of 150m, but cables instead for support. The construction needed 854 precast reinforced concrete pieces, each weighing 200 tonnes, and 20 pylons and 16 piers to reach the highest point of 30m.