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Another traffic detour announced on Mesaimeer Intersection

Published: 23 Jan 2018 - 03:52 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 02:07 pm
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The Peninsula

Doha: A second detour will be put in place on Mesaimeer Intersection (Leabidly Roundabout) on E-Ring Road from Saturday, January 27, 2018.

Ashghal will shut the junction roundabout and install a signal to provide an alternatively seamless traffic leading to Rawdat Al Khail Street, E-Ring Road, Industrial Area Road and Doha Expressway. The first Leabidly Roundabout diversion announced by Ashghal on January 10, 2018 is still effective.

The detour, designed in collaboration with the General Directorate of Traffic, will be in place for a period of two years to enable the reconstruction of Leabidly Roundabout into a multi-level junction.

The Leabidly Roundabout Bridge will remain shut to traffic coming from E-Ring Road towards Industrial Area.
During the diversion, motorists travelling from Rawdat Al Khail Street towards Industrial Area can use the new light signal and turn left towards E-Ring Road and turn right at the next light signal onto the newly built route towards Industrial Area Road, as shown in the attached map.

Motorists travelling from Rawdat Al Khail Street towards Industrial Area can turn right at the new light signal towards the next light signal then perform a U-turn onto the new route towards the Industrial Area Road.

Doha- bound traffic from Industrial Area will be detoured right prior to Leabidly Roundabout to a newly built road towards E-Ring Road, and turned left at the next new light signal to join Rawdat Al Khail Street and Doha Expressway.
Road users travelling from Doha Expressway towards Industrial Area, E-Ring Road or Rawdat Al Khail Street can take right prior to Leabidly Roundabout onto the recently built road towards Industrial Area Road, and turn left at the next new light signal to join E-Ring Road.

Commuters travelling from E-Ring Road towards Industrial Area ought to take left at the light signal before Leabidly Roundabout onto the new route towards Industrial Area Road.

Commuters travelling from E-Ring Road ought to drive through the light signal before Leabidly Roundabout and take right onto Rawdat Al Khail Street or continue straight towards Doha Expressway.

Ashghal will install road signs providing motorists with advance notice of the new road layout. The Public Works Authority urged all road users to abide by the new speed limit and follow the road signs to ensure their safety.