The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the completion of the stage one of the upgrade works of Al Rufaa Intersection (known as Sana Intersection) and the opening of its signal for traffic after the removal of the temporary roundabout on August 23, 2019.
Eng. Mohamed Arqoub Al Khaldi, Head of Doha City Section of the Road Projects Department at Ashghal, said that the upgrade of the intersection and removal of the temporary roundabout increased vehicular capacity and also reduced congestion.
He also highlighted that the intersection has a strategic location that links some of the major roads in Doha, such as Ras Abu Abboud Street, Ali bin Omar Al Attiya Street as well Ahmed bin Mohamed bin Thani Street and B-Ring Roads.
Al Khaldi added that the newly upgraded signalised intersection serves several road users who commute on a daily basis between the densely populated residential areas surrounding it such as Umm Ghuwailina, Al Hitmi, Old Al Ghanim and Al Doha Al Jadeeda.
He explained further that the Al Rufaa Intersection facilitates the commute to several health and educational facilities, commercial centres and many hotels, in addition to the Hamad International Airport and the iconic National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ).
The second and final stage of upgrading works of Al Rufaa Street is scheduled for the end of this year and will further expand the vehicular capacity of the intersection. It will provide a total of eight lanes for traffic coming from Ras Abu Abboud Street and Ahmed bin Mohamed bin Thani Street including four lanes to continue straight, three lanes to turn left and one lane to turn right.
The upgrade will also include expansion of eastbound lanes of Ras Abu Abboud Street from two to four, in addition to a service road to facilitate access to shops and businesses alongside the road. As for traffic coming from Ali bin Omar Al Attiya Street and B-Ring Road, lanes will be expanded to five providing two lanes to continue straight, one to turn left and one shared for both in addition to the one lane to turn right.
