Ashghal opens upgraded Street 33 in Industrial Area

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened the 5-km Street 33 in Industrial Area after upgrading and converting it into an expressway. The opening, according to an official statement from Ashghal, provides seamless traffic flow from East Street 33 Interchange and Industrial Area Road reaching West Industrial Street.

The lanes of Street 33 have been increased from three in all directions to four to accommodate 16,000 vehicles per hour while two new interchanges with two levels were constructed to connect Street 33 with Al Kassarat Street and West Industrial Street instead of the existing roundabouts.

Street 33 is integrated with Industrial Area Road to reach traffic coming from Doha towards Industrial Area including several streets and vital roads such as East Industrial Street, Al Kassarat Street and West Industrial Street connecting Salwa Road and G-Ring Road.

Street 33, according to the statement, will provide substantial traffic flow between the north and south of the Industrial Area and New Industrial Area through its direct connection to main local streets such as Al Karajat Street, Al Manajer Street, Al Banaa Street and Al Taqa Street.

The old roundabout connecting Al Kassarat Street with Street 33 was removed and a two-level interchange was constructed instead. The interchange contains traffic signals to distribute traffic in all directions along with an overpass above the traffic signals which provides free traffic flow along Street 33.

The old roundabout that connects West Industrial Street with Street 33 was removed and a two-level interchange was constructed with traffic lights to distribute traffic in all directions in addition to an overpass above the traffic light along Street 33 to provide free traffic flow.

Bader Darwish, manager of Highway Projects Department, said that the Industrial Area is a priority to Ashghal due to its strategic importance. “Many of the roads it serves have been upgraded such as Industrial Area Road, G-Ring Road, East Industrial Street and West Industrial Street in addition to the various local roads that aim to fully upgrade the Industrial Area,” he said.

Nouh al-Joof from the Highway Projects Department said that 80% of the project's works relied on locally manufactured materials such as lighting bulbs and poles, directional signs, sewage and rainwater drainage pipes, asphalt and prefabricated manholes in addition to concrete and steel.