The last phase of the West Industrial Street, which stretches from Street 33 in the Industrial Area to the G-Ring Road, is now open to traffic. The work got over one month earlier than the planned opening date.
The opening is part of Ashghal’s efforts to develop the roads and infrastructure within Doha Industrial Area (DIA).
Ahmed Al-Obaidly, Head of Southern Areas Projects Section at Ashghal’s Roads Projects Department, said in a statement that the authority had opened the first phase of the street, which extends from Salwa Road to Street 33, in December 2017. With completion of the last phase, the West Industrial Street connects North and South Doha, linking the north of Doha from Salwa Road to the G-Ring Road, which leads to the Orbital Highway.
Ahmed Al-Obaidly explained that the West Industrial Street will also serve traffic heading to the new Industrial Area through Street 41, as well as facilitating access to more than 1,030 commercial plots and 400 residential plots in the Industrial Area.
The last phase of the West Industrial Street included construction of a 2.5-km road with 4 lanes in each direction, putting the total length of the road developed under phases 1 & 2 at around 5.8 km.
This is in addition to constructing a signal-controlled intersection at the West Industrial Street’s intersection with Street 41, a roundabout at the street’s intersection with Street 47, and 3 pedestrian crossings with traffic lights. 110 parking spaces were provided within this part of the project, raising the total number of parking lots along the West Industrial Street to 477.
Lighting poles, safety signs and road markings were installed along the street to ensure safety of pedestrians and drivers.
Development of West Industrial Street is part of the first and second packages of the Roads and Infrastructure Development Project in Doha Industrial Area, implemented by Ashghal, which has been divided into seven packages. Package 2 is 91% complete, and the roads within this package are planned to be opened for traffic by Q4, 2018.
Package 2 of the DIA project includes developing a total of 40km of main roads, collective roads, and local roads, and yields many benefits to the DIA’s residents and visitors including parking bays, a signal-controlled intersection, pedestrian crossings with traffic lights, and street lighting.
This package also included infrastructure development works including the construction of a 46 km long storm water and ground water drainage network, including gully connections to solve the rainwater accumulation problem, and the construction of a 25 km long foul sewer drainage network. It also provided civil works for Intelligent Transportation Systems.
