The Public Works Authority — Ashghal — has announced a new traffic diversion on New Rayyan (Al Rayyan Al Jadeed) Road from east of Al Wajbah Roundabout to the east of Al Qalah Roundabout from early Saturday.

The dual carriageway with two lanes in each direction will be closed and diverted to a new parallel road with the same capacity. The diversion will be in place until the third quarter of 2016 as part of upgrading works on the old road.

Al Qalah Roundabout will be closed and replaced with a signal-controlled intersection to provide access to and from Al Qalah Street which will remain open.

Al Shafi Roundabout will also be closed and changed to a right-in, right-out junction, enabling motorists from Al Wajbah Roundabout to enter directly to Al Shafi Street which will also remain open, while those coming from Al Shafi Street will use the mandatory exit to Al Qalah Intersection, said a statement issued by Ashghal.

Al Wajbah Roundabout will remain open, along with Al Wajbah Road and the road leading to Qatar Foundation.

Motorists from Al Qalah Intersection and heading to Al Shafi Street will have to reach Al Wajbah Roundabout, take a U-turn, and then use the right-in junction leading to Al Shafi Street.

Those coming from Al Shafi Street and heading to Al Wajbah Roundabout can use the right-out junction leading to Al Qalah Junction and then take a U-turn to Al Wajbah Roundabout.

The new road will be built on the same alignment as the existing one, which requires its removal in the first place. The project is part of Ashghal's Expressway Programme.

The Public Works Authority — Ashghal