* MoI launches traffic management skills course for World Cup
The signs depicting closures and diversions on Qatar's roads will soon be a thing of the past, a senior official at the General Directorate of Traffic has said. Brigadier Dr Mohamed Radi al-Hajri, director of the Traffic Awareness Department, while attending the ‘Police With You’ programme on Qatar Radio, said that the matter of closures and traffic diversions will be there for a short period only and all roads will open completely soon. “We know that now the main concern is traffic diversions and the traffic congestion caused by these diversions. It will come to an end shortly,” he said.
Brigadier al-Hajri explained that the engineering side of the roads, which is the responsibility of the Traffic Safety Department at the General Traffic Department, is to set standards and conditions for road safety in coordination with the competent authorities. “This is in addition to preparing plans related to controlling and following-up traffic and installing radars, signal cameras and optical surveillance cameras as well as identifying places that need devices and supervision. Also, they identify spots where traffic accidents occur frequently while maintaining and developing roads in cooperation with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) and the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and inspecting the site of traffic diversions,” he said.
He further explained that there is a traffic plan to secure the safety of students, who have returned to schools since the new academic year began earlier this month. This, according to him, will be based on strengthening the field deployment of patrols at all intersections, main roads and around schools in order to manage and ensure the smooth flow of traffic, reduce traffic accidents and control the traffic on the streets.
Also, the plan will be implemented based on the live broadcasts of places experiencing traffic jams and requiring rapid intervention.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) yesterday launched the five-day traffic management skills course for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 for officers and other ranks (first group).
This course, organised by the traffic Awareness Department at the General Directorate of Traffic, comes within the framework of the continuous efforts of the MoI to raise the level of professional performance and enhance the capabilities of human competencies in preparation for the championship, QNA reported.
The course programme includes several axes, including introducing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the role of the General Directorate of Traffic in this major sporting event, the duties and tasks of the traffic unit, the daily work of traffic patrols, closures and alternative plans, and the management of pedestrian traffic near sports sites.
The course participants will also learn how to deal with traffic accidents during the tournament, in addition to informing them about the role of the operations room (NCC-TCC) and other related topics.
Brigadier al-Hajri explained that the engineering side of the roads, which is the responsibility of the Traffic Safety Department at the General Traffic Department, is to set standards and conditions for road safety in coordination with the competent authorities. “This is in addition to preparing plans related to controlling and following-up traffic and installing radars, signal cameras and optical surveillance cameras as well as identifying places that need devices and supervision. Also, they identify spots where traffic accidents occur frequently while maintaining and developing roads in cooperation with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) and the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and inspecting the site of traffic diversions,” he said.
He further explained that there is a traffic plan to secure the safety of students, who have returned to schools since the new academic year began earlier this month. This, according to him, will be based on strengthening the field deployment of patrols at all intersections, main roads and around schools in order to manage and ensure the smooth flow of traffic, reduce traffic accidents and control the traffic on the streets.
Also, the plan will be implemented based on the live broadcasts of places experiencing traffic jams and requiring rapid intervention.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) yesterday launched the five-day traffic management skills course for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 for officers and other ranks (first group).
This course, organised by the traffic Awareness Department at the General Directorate of Traffic, comes within the framework of the continuous efforts of the MoI to raise the level of professional performance and enhance the capabilities of human competencies in preparation for the championship, QNA reported.
The course programme includes several axes, including introducing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the role of the General Directorate of Traffic in this major sporting event, the duties and tasks of the traffic unit, the daily work of traffic patrols, closures and alternative plans, and the management of pedestrian traffic near sports sites.
The course participants will also learn how to deal with traffic accidents during the tournament, in addition to informing them about the role of the operations room (NCC-TCC) and other related topics.
