In another step to improve road connectivity between Qatar's key areas and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar stadiums, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) yesterday opened the Ras Al Noof Interchange and the Tinbak Interchange, which are part of the Al Khor Road project.
Located in the north of Al Khor Road, the new interchanges will serve many residential areas, vital facilities, economic, sports and leisure activities such as Ras Laffan, Ras Al Noof, Tinbak, as well as Al Bayt Stadium.
Ras Al Noof Interchange is located at the entrance of Al Khor City. The new interchange has two levels that consist of the main 100-meter long bridge of two lanes in each direction with four loops and four exits.
#Ashghal opened Sunday 15/9/2019 Ras Al Noof & Tinbak Interchanges, as part of Al Khor Road project, in presence of reps from SCDL, General Directorate of Traffic, Ras Laffan Industrial City & a number of engineers from Ashghal and the Contracting Companyhttps://t.co/iw9V1slpVP pic.twitter.com/xM0PsePJ6N
— هيئة الأشغال العامة (@AshghalQatar) September 15, 2019
Tinbak Interchange is located at exit 47 on Al Khor Road, 7.5 kilometers from Al Khor City. The interchange consists of two levels and contains a 100-meter long main bridge, featuring two roundabouts.
At the inaugural ceremony, Project Engineer at Ashghal, Hassan Saeedan Maejeba said that the construction of the Al Khor Road is 92 percent complete with the opening of the two interchanges.
“Four interchanges, parts of service roads, cycle and pedestrian paths remain to be completed as part of the project that’s scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2020,” he mentioned.
Executive Director of Al Bayt Stadium project, Dr Nasser Hamad Al Hajri, said the completion of the Al Khor Road project will allow easy access to Al Bayt and Lusail stadiums.
He underlined that the Ras Al Noof Interchange serves as a particularly important link as it is directly connected to the Al Bayt Stadium and therefore facilitates free-flowing traffic.
Captain engineer Mohamed Mesfir Al Hajri praised the coordination between the General Directorate of Traffic and Ashghal, highlighting that the two entities have worked together to make this achievement possible.
Al Khor Road, with five lanes in each direction, can accommodate about 20,000 vehicles per hour.
Two other emergency lanes increase the capacity of the road and enhance traffic safety.
Al Khor Coastal Road's main carriageway serves as an alternative to Al Shamal Road as it allows road users coming from Al Khor to reach their destinations in less than 20 minutes and save time by up to 65 percent.
Al Khor Road directly serves more than 20 residential areas alongside its carriageway, in addition to several economic, commercial and public amenities in the surrounding areas.
Al Khor Road will also create a new urban area extending along the east coast of Doha to Al Khor and Ras Laffan. The road will become the center of development to encourage the population of Doha to move outside the city and to settle at Al Khor.
The construction of a 34-kilometer Olympic cycle track on one side of the carriageway and 33-kilometer of shared paths for pedestrians and cyclists on the other side as well as the construction of 42 pedestrian and cycle underpasses are among some of the remaining sections of the project.
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