Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has partially opened 'Al Wakrah Road Underpass Signalised Intersection' with Ras Bu Fontas Street to traffic as part of Al Wakrah Main Road Upgrade Project, reducing travel time by 80 percent.
The new junction, located after the Airport Interchange at the entrance of Al Wakrah, above Al Wakrah Road Underpass, will provide a smooth traffic flow into the vital areas of the city. It was by cancelling old traffic diversions and providing alternative routes to Ras Bu Fontas Street and Saud Bin Abdul Rahman Street, which directly links road users heading from Ras Bu Fontas to Al Wukair and Al Mashaf areas and back.
The new intersection links traffic coming from several main roads, such as Airport Street, G Ring Road and Ras Bu Abboud Street, along with Al Wakrah Road and the surrounding streets.
The intersection connects to Metro Al Wakrah Station to facilitate passenger access via the nearby drop and park stop, as Al Wakrah Road integrates with the Redline of Qatar Rail on its median to tie Al Wakrah and Doha through the two major stations of Al Wakrah and Ras Bu Fontas. Engineer Saleh Al Shaybah from Ashghal said that 54 percent work of Al Wakrah Main Road Upgrade Project is completed and it will improve the traffic flow between Doha, Al Wakrah and the southern areas. Al Shaybah explained that the old roundabout has been converted into a two-level interchange that includes a tunnel providing a free traffic flow between Doha and Al Wakrah via Al Wakrah Road to along with the new signal controlled intersections, which will distribute traffic movement in all directions leading to Al Wakrah.
He said that the opening of the intersection will facilitate traffic between the cities of Doha and Al Wakrah and provide a free traffic flow for road users from Ras Bu Fontas station towards Pearl roundabout. The intersection will also facilitate traffic from Doha towards the Al Janoub Stadium using Al Wakrah metro station due to the presence of transportation stations west of the intersection.
Ashghal had started the works of converting Al Wakrah Main Road to a 9km long highway, consisting of three-lane dual carriageway and a lower tunnel along the area of connecting Doha and Al Wakrah in May 2018.
