Ashghal Completes Rest Lounge and Parking for Olympic Cycling Track on Al Khor Road

Olympic Cycling Track on Al Khor Road

The Public Works Authority Ashghal announces completion of works of rest and parking lounge for the Olympic Cycling Track on Al Khor Road, which includes a park and service facilities to serve the cyclists.

The rest lounge is located at the beginning of the Olympic cycling track, near the Golf Signal, on a total area of about 36,800 square meters. It provides parking, cycle service and maintenance kiosks, fitness area, Masjid, washrooms, and a green area along 13,000 square meters.

The project includes building 167 car parking slots, 57 bicycle parking slots, and a fitness area covered with a canopy containing 15 equipment. The Masjid built in the facility includes space for 150 worshippers, Imams room, washrooms, and ablution area. The project also includes plantation along 13,000m (12.8) with 197 trees, provision of five multi-purpose commercial kiosks already built and planned 10 more kiosks on an area of 24 m, besides building a shop for maintenance and rental of bicycles on an area of 60 m. Additionally, a maintenance building is built for Ashghal, and it includes office of Qatar Cyclist Club.

It is worth noting that the Olympic Cycling Track has obtained the Guinness Book of Records for being the longest continuous cycle track with a length of about 33 km.

SOURCE: QNA