300 new parking lots around Sharjah mosques by year-end
sharjah — Around 300 new parking spaces, worth Dh6 million, will be built around the different mosques in the emirate by the yearend, according to Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA).
A total of 1,029 parking spaces, worth Dh14 million, have already been built for the convenience of worshippers, said Fatima Al Ketbi, director of roads projects at the SRTA. “The parking spaces around the mosques will rise to 1,329 with the ongoing projects worth Dh20 million.”
These parking facilities and other infrastructure projects are in line with the directions of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, she added. “He has directed all the bodies concerned to build model mosques, pave the roads leading to them, and secure the parking spaces needed for worshippers and nearby residents’ convenience.”
She said: “The new parking spaces are added to some 230-metre one-lane roads leading to the mosque. The Habib bin Zaid Mosque at the Qaraen-1 area will see 40 parking spaces, while the Al Imran Mosque at the Qaraen-4 area will get 71 new parking spaces, and one-lane roads worth Dh1.5 million.
“The roads leading to the Erbad bin Sariya Mosque at Al Muwafja area will be paved and also have 18 new parking spaces worth Dh1.5 million, while the Al Haq Mosque at Al Rahmaniya-5 area will get additional 106 parking spaces and 320- metre one-lane roads, worth Dh1.5 million.
The SRTA will also build a rain drainage network, along with integrated lighting networks and necessary services in the mosques. As many as 64 parking spaces, worth Dh1.2 million, were built around Muflehoon Mosque at Al Muwafja area early this year.
The parking spaces around the mosques will rise to 1,329 with the ongoing projects worth Dh20 million.
Fatima Al Ketbi, director, roads projects, SRTA