Ashghal completes upgrade works at Al Sadd Intersection, Al Sadd and Jawaan streets

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the completion of upgrade works at Al Sadd Intersection and on Al Sadd and Jawaan streets in the Al Sadd area, as part of the Road Improvement Works in Various Areas of Greater Doha, Phase 9.Ali Sami Jamal, project engineer in the Doha City Projects Section of the Roads Projects Department at Ashghal, highlighted the importance of upgrading Al Sadd Intersection as well as Al Sadd and Jawaan streets, as these are located in a congested and highly frequented area that serve many service facilities, shops, commercial centres, and educational and health institutions.

Ali Sami Jamal, project engineer

Jamal pointed out that the authority was keen to expedite the work and opened the main lanes of Al Sadd and Jawaan streets and Al Sadd Intersection to improve traffic flow, while the remaining works are being carried out to enhance traffic safety on the roads as well as landscaping and beautification works.Project works included the upgrade of Al Sadd intersection and its infrastructure utilities, in addition to upgrading the roads adjacent to this intersection such as Al Sadd Street and Jawaan Street with a total length of 3.2km, Ashghal said in a statement.The traffic signal at Al Sadd Intersection was also upgraded, in addition to providing pedestrian and cycling lanes with a total length of 6.4km, as well as road markings and directional signs, and upgrading the street lighting system.In addition, the works involved upgrading the 4km-long storm water and surface water drainage network, the 1.5km-long sewage network, and the 1.5km-long TSE (treated sewage effluent) lines, in addition to providing protection for the existing power lines and telecommunications cables, and installing new asphalt layers.Beautification and landscaping works were also implemented alongside both streets and in the median to provide 53,000sqm of green areas.In line with Ashghal’s strategy to support local manufacturers and Qatari products and as part of the Ta'heel initiative, 80% of the materials used in the project were procured from local resources.The Road Improvement Works in Various Areas of Greater Doha, Phase 9, is part of the Public Works Authority’s plan to improve the efficiency of the existing road network in Doha city to cope with the national economic development and social growth requirements.