(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: Al Abraj park, a project of Supervisory Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places in Qatar, opened today at West Bay (Onaiza) area.
The design of Al Abraj Park, which means towers, is like a dewdrop with streamlined details. The center of the park has a distinctive design to include the central seating area where the rest of the components like the pedestrian and cycle paths surrounds it.
The park offers a variety of activities, including a green central events area, an exercise area and a walking track built with recycled rubber and local Qatari materials. The park also includes a cafeteria, toilets, tree-shaded seats and wooden pergolas.
The park covers 5,800 square meters and houses 130 different and distinctive types of trees. The bushes cover about 240 square meters while the grass covers about 3,500 square meters of garden area. The main works at the Park are completed and some minor works are currently being done.
Ashghal started implementing the first phase of the Supervisory Committee of Beautification of Roads & Public Places in Qatar projects. These included some streets in the north of Doha such as Legtaifiya, Buhaira, Onaiza, and Al Markhiya streets and parts of Al Waab Street. The beautification of streets such as Al Khafji, Al Jamiaa, Arab League, and others across the whole country are underway.
To date, 76 kilometers of pedestrian and cycle paths have been completed, and other works such as landscape, trees planting, street furniture, lighting, kiosks are still ongoing. Phase one is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2020.
Moreover, the development of pedestrian and cycle paths has been completed on the road between Al Wakra Metro Station and Al Janoub Stadium. The works included the execution of 5-meter width of pedestrian paths and a 3-meter width of cycle path in each direction of the road, with a length of 3.5 km starting from the Metro station to Al Janoub Stadium. The beautification works also included the planting of 1,100 trees to shade the pedestrian and cycle paths and the plantation of around 23,000 square meters of grass. Street furniture including benches, litter bins, bike racks, and mobile food trucks has been also provided. In addition, directional signs were installed to facilitate the commute of users and fans during different events at Al Janoub Stadium such as the Amiri Cup final.
The Committee has also signed a contract for the development of Central Doha and making cycle and pedestrian paths along the Corniche road and Al Khor road. Also, a tender for the design and build of the landscape on Al Majd Road has been issued.
'Al Abraj is located in Onaiza area, which includes many administrative and government buildings as well as commercial establishments on Majlis Al Taawon Street. This will provide the area's visitors, especially employees and business owners a breathing space to take a break in a healthy green area away from the busy daily schedule and closed offices. Specially that the park is easily accessible since it is located among the towers, which will encourage the people working or visiting this area to pass through it during their day, without the need to use the car, Mohammed Arqoub Al Khalidi, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Beautification of Roads & Public Places in Qatar, said.
One of the most important objectives of the Committee is to rehabilitate many areas to be environmentally, pedestrians and cyclists friendly according to Qatar Vision 2030, thus contributing to the creation of a vibrant and healthy culture that supports the use of bicycles and walking to workplaces, and to shopping and entertainment areas as well as contributing to the increase of a healthier lifestyle and exercise.
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