The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is set to finish Al Khor Expressway Upgrade Project by the center of this current year, it is found out. 

As indicated by data got by Gulf Times, 96% of the progressing update works is finished and the rest of the part is relied upon to be finished in the following barely any months. 

Ashghal had opened imperative pieces of the task in April a year ago, including the principle carriageway alongside Simaisma Interchange just as exchanges on Al Majd Road and Al Turfa Street as a major aspect of the works. These were opened a year in front of timetable.

Begun in the last quarter of 2016, the venture includes 11.5mn cubic meters of filling and compacting works, 2.3mn huge amounts of asphalting and 580,000 cubic meters of fortified solid works. Notwithstanding executing unearthing works containing 10.87mn cubic meters, the task incorporates 167km of water and sewage water seepage lines and a 110km pipeline for the water system and treated water treatment organize alongside 160km of power and 290km of media communications systems, as per Ashghal.

In June 2019, another trade situated at Exit 32 was opened by the position. The trade remembers an extension with two paths for every course and serves individuals utilizing Al Khor Road, Al Shamal Road and Al Majd Road originating from Doha and Al Khor, giving direct network to a few open and sports offices and guaranteeing direct access to the Lusail sports complex, Losail International Circuit, Lusail Shooting Club and Lusail Reserves. 

At that point, in September 2019, Ras Al Noof Interchange and Tinbak Interchange were opened to traffic as a major aspect of the overhaul venture. The trades situated in the northern piece of Al Khor Road serve numerous neighborhoods and crucial offices, including Ras Laffan, Ras Al Noof and Tinbak, just as Al Bayt Stadium

In December, seven out of 10 exchanges went operational on Al Khor Road after the two-level Wadi Al Banat Interchange was opened in Lusail City. It serves street clients originating from Dukhan Road and Al Shamal Road by giving an immediate association with Lusail City and the West Bay territory. The two fundamental scaffolds of the trade convey three paths while the other two offer four paths. Furthee, the exchange has two circles, four slopes with two paths each and four underpasses. 

Ashghal reported the opening of Al Daayen Interchange and the Interchange of North Lusail on the event of National Sport Day this year. 

Al Daayen Interchange comprises of two underpasses on Al Khor Road, encouraging vehicles' appearance in Al Daayen, Umm Garn and encompassing territories. The trade upgrades traffic as it obliges around 8,000 vehicles for every hour. It serves various imperative administrations and offices, for example, the recreational complex, administration focus, Al Daayen Health Center, Al Daayen Municipality and other significant offices. 

The Interchange of North Lusail guarantees simple access to Lusail Stadium and serves Lusail North, Rawdhat Al Hamama, Al Kheesa and Wadi Al Banat. The trade comprises of four extensions, two leave circles and four exits alongside four underpasses, and gives free traffic stream to 28,000 vehicles for each hour. 

The Sport Day festivities additionally denoted the opening of the Olympic Cycling Lane on Al Khor Coastal Road. It was introduced by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheik Khalid container Khalifa receptacle Abdulaziz al-Thani. 

Stretching out over 33km, the 7m-wide Olympic cycling track will have worldwide games rivalries. With 29 passages and five extensions, the track has five vehicle leaving territories close to Qatar University, Lusail Station, Losail International Circuit, Simaisma Interchange and Al Bayt Stadium, while 1,450 lighting posts have been introduced nearby the track. These are notwithstanding 80 bicycle racks, 100 seats and 20 rest zones. 

Al Khor Expressway is relied upon to "become the focal point of improvement and energize the number of inhabitants in Doha to move outside the city and reproduce the eastern zones of Qatar", as indicated by the power. The venture will help attract new speculations to the zone fields, for example, business and farming. 

It is likewise a significant connect to Lusail and Al Bayt arenas and guarantees direct access to Al Rayyan and Education City arenas. Likewise, it encourages simple access to the Simaisma and Al Khor youth focuses, Al Khor Sports Club, Lusail sports complex and Doha Golf Club. 

The street guarantees upgraded traffic stream to various recreational and visitor goals, for example, Katara, Simaisma Beach, Al Farkiya Beach and Al Daayen Celebration Hall Complex just as probably the most renowned instructive organizations in Qatar, for example, Qatar University, Community College of Qatar, Qatar Leadership Academy, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and College of the North Atlantic-Qatar.

SOURCE: GULFTIMES