Ashghal Fully Opens Mesaimeer Interchange for Traffic

Mesaimeer Interchange

The Public Works Authority Ashghal announces opening Mesaimeer Interchange to full traffic and the final route connecting Al Wakra to Doha, as drivers coming from Mesaieed Road can reach Doha, shortening travel time by 70%.

The opening marks latest achievements of the key junction after being converted from the highly congested roundabout to the first 3-level interchange with 9 tunnels linking 5 main roads: Doha Expressway, E Ring Road, Rawdat Al Khail St., Industrial & Mesaieed Road, and providing ease of access to Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor and G-Ring Road.

Engineer Bader Darwish, Highways Projects Department Manager has confirmed that Mesaimeer Interchange is an icon of architect, that was implemented by the Public Works Authority, making the interchange a vital link that provides free traffic flow towards 5 main roads that serve high-density residential areas and the Industrial Area and other vital facilities such as Al Thumama Stadium.

He also added that Doha South area has seen the development and construction of a network consisting of main roads, which contributed significantly not only towards improving traffic, but also enhancement of commercial activity in the area.

From his part, Eng. Hassan Al Ghanim Head of External Highways Section in Highway Projects Department stressed that the road users coming from Al Wakra and Al Wukair can directly access Nuaija and Fereej Al Ali up to Doha Central through Rawdat Al Khail street, pointing out that Mesaimeer Interchange after being converted from a small roundabout to a multi-level interchange that allowed road users to use alternative roads reduced traffic congestion substantially.

Al Ghanim added that the Public Works Authority has upgraded Mesaimeer old roundabout into a 3-level interchange and developed parts of the roads linking with the interchange, as Ashghal has developed Rawdat Al Khail Street up to D-ring Road and removed Fereej Al Ali roundabout, expanded the street in addition to provide a bridge linking between the Industrial Area and Rawdat Al Khail Street. Ashghal has also developed part of Doha Expressway and removed traffic signals with Wholesale Market Street to ease traffic flow, and most importantly to provide a new road guiding comers from Al Wakra, Al Wukair and Sabah Al Ahmad corridor to Doha, in order to link the south with the north, which has reduced the travel time and traffic congestion.

Mesaimeer Interchange is the first interchange in Qatar with 9 tunnels, and two main bridges, which achieves a great flow of traffic in all directions. The interchange works are 6.1km in length and have the capacity of 20,000 vehicles per hour in both directions and works to improve traffic significantly. It is also the first Interchange in Qatar that links 5 main roads, and it links between the south of the country, Doha Central and the north, and serves many important sports, educational, health and commercial facilities.

(QNA)