Temporary traffic diversion on Al Khor Coastal Road

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that it will temporarily divert traffic on a part of Al Khor Coastal Road in the direction from Ansar Gallery to Al Khor Mall.

This is being done to enable the construction of a signal-controlled intersection at the point where Al Oqda Street meets Al Khor Coastal Road as well as to lay underground utilities, Ashghal has said in a statement.The diversion, which is being implemented in co-operation with the General Directorate of Traffic, will begin on July 7 (Saturday) and continue for three months.During this period, traffic will be diverted to the opposite side of Al Khor Coastal Road to keep one lane open to traffic in each direction. A new temporary roundabout has been constructed at the above-mentioned intersection to ease traffic flow during the diversion period, Ashghal has said.The traffic diversion is part of a project to upgrade link roads to Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, which includes the construction of 5.3km of roads, with three lanes in each direction - all leading to the four sides of the stadium. These roads will facilitate access to bus stations and car parking around the stadium.