Ashghal completes Package 2 of road, infrastructure project in Al Mearad and Southwest Muaither

8 August 2024

Qatar News Agency
Doha

Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has completed the main works of package 2 of the Road and In-frastructure Development Project in Al Mearad and Southwest of Muaither. The work came as part of its efforts to develop roads and infrastructure to serve citizens’ residential subdivisions in vari-ous areas of the country.

Head of the Western Areas Section at Ashghals Roads Projects Department, Eng Fahad Moham-med Al Otaibi, confirmed that the project is part of a development plan for Al Mearad and South-west of Muaither areas, including five packages. It is one of the most important projects currently being implemented by the Authority due to its vital location, which serves many residential units, health centres, educational and commercial facilities, etc.

Eng Al Otaibi noted that Package 2 of Al Mearad and Southwest of Muaither project serves 410 res-idential plots, which are part of the 7,833 plots that Ashghal announced completed last May within 12 areas in the North, West and South of Qatar.

He explained that the rest of the main works in this package have recently been completed, and that installation of house connections to the drainage network is currently underway, as well as landscaping and beautification works in the area, including planting 920 trees and 15,000 square meters of green spaces.

Regarding the works completed within Package 2, Project Engineer in the Roads Projects Depart-ment, Eng Ghanim Al Tamimi, explained that the construction of a 14 km road network has been completed to enhance traffic flow and provide connectivity to public facilities, in addition to provid-ing pedestrian and bicycle paths with a length of 28 km and installing 793 lighting poles.