The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has completed several road safety projects in the past years.
Speaking on the occasion of Ashghal’s participation in the International Traffic Safety Conference, Engineer Yousef al-Emadi, Manager of Highway Projects Department, said the projects included the development of a comprehensive road safety monitoring system, including key performance indicators for road networks based on a star rating system through iRAP.
This is in addition to analysing incident and road asset information, putting guidelines for temporary traffic management and road safety assessment, and developing maintenance standards in Qatar.
Al-Emadi said that Ashghal follows the five-year plan (2018-2022) in implementing 25 plans related to the assessment and follow-up of road safety, including work zone safety, traffic congestion management, intelligent transportation system, road design safety, traffic safety, as well as asset management and road maintenance.
This plan includes an emergency team to respond urgently to maintenance requirements, study road signs, ensure pedestrian safety, and manage traffic congestion during the 2022 World Cup.
He added: “As for the road maintenance projects and the day-to-day work carried out by the authority to ensure the safety of the road users, Ashghal is implementing a school zone safety programme to ensure the safety of students and parents when entering and leaving the schools.
The programme includes 475 schools throughout the country, of which 284 are complete, and 176 of those were completed in 2018.
Currently work is ongoing in 42 areas around schools, in addition to the design of roads surrounding 149 other schools.
On the occasion Ashghal participated in an exhibition that accompanied the conference, during which it presented the School Zone Safety Programme, and safety elements such as barriers, road signs, and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
The authority also participated in three discussion sessions; the first was titled “Health and Traffic Safety”. The second discussion was titled “Traffic Safety Engineering and at Risk Road Users,” while the third discussion was held under the title “ITS — the Flow of Traffic”.
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