Ashghal completes second package of roads, infrastructure project in Rawdat Al Jahhaniya

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has completed the second package of Roads and Infrastructure Development Project in Rawdat Al Jahhaniya area north of Mall of Qatar and Celebrations Road.The project implementation, according to an official Ashghal statement, commenced in the second quarter of 2020 and provided an integrated infrastructure and an internal street network to enhance the traffic flow and connection to public facilities in the area.The second package of the project is located north of the Mall of Qatar, specifically west of Al-Riffa Street and east of Al-Mazrouah Road and bordered to the south by Nega Al-Sahla Street.Engineer Fahad Mohamed al-Otaibi, head of the West Areas Section of the Roads Projects Department, said that the project serves around 851 residential plots in Rawdat Al Jahhaniya area.The works implemented have achieved significant improvements in the area in line with future population growth, providing an internal local road network linking the area with the existing main road network and public facilities, in addition to enhancing the level of traffic safety as well as the development of infrastructure services.Al-Otaibi added that the project included the development and construction of a 21km road network, in addition to 3.6km of pedestrian and cycle paths, with the provision of traffic safety elements such as street lighting systems and poles, directional and road signs.This is in addition to providing 3,660 car parking lots.The project also encompassed the construction of surface and groundwater drainage networks with a length of 21km, which is connected to a water collection tank to minimise water accumulation during the rainy season.A 2.7km-long treated water network was also constructed to serve future green spaces.Additionally, 18km of new drainage pipes were also installed and linked to the main drainage network with the aim of improving the quality of life in the area and eliminating the use of septic tanks for homes.Al-Otaibi noted that the project relied on local materials and manufacturers for most of the project's work, with Qatar-based sources supplying materials and elements such as gabbro, poles, street light bulbs, directional signs, drainage pipes, rainwater drainage pipes, asphalt layers, pre-made manholes, concrete and steel.The local component reached 70% of the project's work.This comes within Ashghal’s efforts to support local manufacturers and Ta’heel initiative.