While announcing this on Sunday at a meeting in Rayyan, Ashghal authorities said nearly 125 kilometres of the 195 kilometre highway is ready for traffic.
Ashghal President and Senior Engineer Saad bin Ahmed al-Mohannadi and Project Director Badr al-Darwish informed at the meeting that 69 kilometres of the road in three different stretches became operational earlier in the day. The seven-lane a side road, is spread over four different stretches helps reduce the travelling time considerably between Ras Laffan and the port in Mesaieed.
A stretch of the Orbital Highway opened today
Almost two-third of the ambitious Orbital Highway and Truck Route linking the newly constructed Hamad Port in Mesaieed with the Ras Laffan Industrial City on the northern side is ready now.