DOHA: A new stretch of road on the Dukhan highway is now open to traffic from the direction of Dukhan towards Doha, the Public Works Authority, Ashghal, said yesterday.
Traffic which was previously diverted to the service road south of Dukhan road has now been redirected to the newly completed 1.5km road, with four lanes in each direction.
Ashghal said it has completed around 67 percent of the construction works on the Dukhan highway which is due to be completed in Q4, 2016.
This project includes construction of a new expressway starting from west of the existing Al Wajba Intersection and ends one kilometre east of Al Shahaniyah town. The project also comprises a 15km dual carriageway with four lanes in each direction with hard shoulders and grade separated interchanges.
The Dukhan Highway Central Project will improve traffic between Dukhan and central Doha. It will include construction of grade-separated interchanges that will segregate highway traffic from local traffic. The project also includes a two-lane cycle track to reduce the reliance on vehicles for local traffic.
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