Ashghal completes upgrade of Environment and Jelaiah Intersections on Al Khafji Street
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) yesterday announced the completion of upgrading works on the Environment Intersection on Environment Street and Jelaiah Intersection on Jassim bin Hamad Street and opened them to traffic.
The upgrades are part of the Road Improvement Works for Roads, Junctions and Roundabouts in Greater Doha, Phase 9.
Ali Sami Jamal, project engineer in Doha Section in the Roads Projects Department at Ashghal, said the developments help regulate the traffic movement and increase traffic safety, especially after the recent openings on the Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor and particularly on Umm Lekhba Interchange.
“The recently opened intersections will provide accesses to service facilities in the area, and they directly link to the highly-frequented Al Khafji Street as well as Jassim bin Hamad Street and Environment Street which connect to several important areas such as the Diplomatic Area in Jelaiah Area in addition to residential areas such as North and South Al Duhail, and Umm Lekhba,” he said.
In line with Ashghal’s Ta’heel initiative, local materials and manufacturers were relied on for the project’s work. “Materials and elements supplied from local manufacturers included gabbro, asphalt and interlock where the local Qatari component used on the project has reached 100%,” the Ashghal official noted.
Further to upgrading the two intersections, the project’s scope of works included a total 1.8km of road works, the construction of a new access on Jassim bin Hamad Street serving the petrol station, in addition to a new lane to accommodate traffic on Jassim bin Hamad Street heading right towards Al Khafji Street. Landscaping and beautification works were also implemented alongside the intersections as well as Al Khafji Street.