The Public Works Authority has “completed 95% of the expressway works serving Al Thumama Stadium” following the opening of a new 7km road, linking Doha Expressway and Southern Doha Expressway at Mesaimeer Interchange.
The route offers a direct link with Al Janoub, Ras Abu Aboud and Al Thumama stadiums, all of which are venues for the FIFA 2022 World Cup, as it integrates with other major arteries running from Umm Besher Interchange on G-Ring Road and Southern Doha Expressway, through Al Wetiyyat Interchange on Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor, onto Mesaimeer Interchange along with Doha Expressway, E-Ring Road, Industrial Area Road and Rawdat Al Khail Street, according to Ashghal.
Ashghal stressed in a tweet that the new road will ensure free and direct traffic flow from Mesaieed, Al Wakra and Al Wukair towards Doha, 22 February Street and Al Shamal Road.
With the opening, road users from Doha, Al Wakra and Al Wukair can now avail of four routes: Al Wakra Road to Al Matar Street, New Al Wakra Road to Najma Street, Southern Doha Expressway to 22 February Street, and Hamad Port Road to East Industrial Street, Ashghal added.
Described as the first of its kind in Qatar, the Mesaimeer Interchange contains nine underpasses providing free-flow traffic. The interchange also consists of two major bridges.
The 6.1km-long interchange consists of three to four lanes in each direction to accommodate about 30,000 vehicles per hour in both direction.
Source : Gulf Times
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