(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: Al Shamal Road will be closed temporarily for a couple of hours every night for six nights. The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced that the closure is required for installing a new bridge between Al Gharrafa and Madinat Khalifa North.
The 1.5-km section between Al Gharrafa (Passport) Intersection and Umm Lekhba (Landmark) Intersection will be closed from Thursday, January 11, 2018 till Tuesday, January 16, 2018. The diversion will start at 12:30 am on Thursday and will end at 4:30 am same day. This will be continued at 2am on Friday, January 12, 2018 till 9 am on the same day.
The detour will be in effect from 12:30 am to 4:30 am on the following four nights back to back from Saturday, January13, 2018 through Tuesday, January 16, 2018.
The traffic change will require the closure of Al Shamal Road carriageway and service roads in each direction along with Passport Intersection Bridge. Also, traffic leading to Doha and Al Shamal on Passport Intersection Roundabout will be diverted while other exits of the roundabout leading from and to Khalifa Street and Doha will be opened.
Motorists commuting from Doha to Al Shamal are advised to take right at Passport Intersection onto Khalifa Street, turn left at Al Markhiya Intersection towards Arab Leagues Street, then join Al Markhiya Street by taking left the next Dahl Al Hamam Intersection towards Landmark Intersection underpass and take right towards Al Shamal Road, afterwards, as shown in the map.
Motorists commuting from Al Shamal to Doha are advised to take left onto Landmark Intersection underpass towards Al Markhiya Street, turn right at the next Dahl Al Hamam Intersection towards Al Markhiya Intersection on Khalifa Street, then turn right towards the Passport Intersection and take the third exit of the roundabout towards Doha, afterwards.
Ashghal will install road signs providing motorists with advance notice of the new road layout. The Public Works Authority urged all road users to abide by the new speed limit and follow the road signs to ensure their safety.
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