Officials at the opening of the first and second phases of Rawdat Rashed Road Development Project.
DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced completion of the first and second phases of Rawdat Rashed Road Development Project, stretching 20 kilometres and links Salwa Road to Dukhan Highway. The road was opened to traffic yesterday.
The project is located perpendicular to Salwa Road towards the north, bypassing Rawdat Rashed area to Dukhan Highway with a total length of approximately 33 km.
Eng. Saoud Ali Al-Tamimi, Manager of Roads Projects Department at Ashghal, was present at the opening ceremony, along with Sager bin Fahad Al-Muraikhi, Head of the General Facilities and Services Committee at the Advisory Council, Mohammed Saif Tashal Al-Hajri, Manager of Al Sheehaniya Municipality, Rashid Taleb Al-Nabit, Manager of Land Transport Planning Department at the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and Brig. Mohammed Marafiya, Director of Traffic Safety and Engineering Department at the Traffic Police Department of the Ministry of Interior, Khalid Abdullah Al-Ghali Al-Marri, member of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) representing the 22nd constituency and Mohammed Dhafer Al-Hajri CMC member representing the 23rd constituency, among others.
Phase one of Rawdat Rashed Road Development Project was implemented by ALCAT Contracting Company with a total cost of approximately QR182m, while the Phase two was implemented by Bin Omran Trading and Contracting Company with a total cost of approximately QR208m.
The two phases were implemented under the supervision of the project consultant AECOM Middle East.
The first and second phases of Rawdat Rashed Road Development Project included the construction of a road consisting of three lanes in each direction. In phase one, the road stretches from Salwa Road for a distance of 8.5 km towards the north, and intersects with the main roundabout that connects the southern side of Rawdat Rashid Village.
The third phase of the project, which is to be constructed, starts at the end of phase two and extends for a distance of 13 km northbound to the intersection between Lebsayyer Road and Dukhan Highway. Phases four and five will include improving the connection between Rawdat Rashed Road and the existing bridges on Salwa and Dukhan Highways. One of the most important upgrades that is being implemented within the project is diverting the heavy vehicle traffic away from the residential area, which is currently passing through Rawdat Rashed area.
