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Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that the remaining works in the Abu Samra Border Crossing Project that include buildings for the customs and inspection platforms for trucks coming and departing Qatar, as well as some finishing works, would be completed by the end of October 2022 to be fully equipped for the service of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Saad bin Ahmad Al Muhannadi, President of Ashghal, stated that the port expansion work will more than double the previous capacity by increasing the number of passenger vehicle service lanes from 9 to 24.
For his part, the Chairman of the General Authority of Customs (GAC), Ahmed Abdullah Al Jamal, said that the development of the Abu Samra Border Crossing not only serves the preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 but will also contribute to enhancing Qatar's commercial and industrial activity by facilitating the movement of goods, materials, and people to and from the country through its land port.
He pointed out that internal air-conditioning systems have been added to the buildings of the customs inspection platforms for trucks coming and departing Qatar.
The Director General, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Eng. Yasir Al Jamal, said that the development of the Abu Samra Border Crossing integrates with the rest of the projects implemented by the various concerned authorities in Qatar to serve the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in order to provide the fans coming through the land port a smooth and unique experience from the moment they arrive in Qatar.
Meanwhile, the Vice-Chairman of the Permanent Committee for the Management of Abu Samra Border Port, Lt. Col. Muhammad Sultan Al-Mannai, said that the development of the Abu Samra Border Crossing will greatly contribute to facilitating travelers' procedures and finalizing them smoothly and in a shorter time, as the capacity of the passport and customs buildings will be doubled, and tourist tracks with the provision of a capacity to accommodate 12,000 cars entering Qatar and 12,000 cars leaving Qatar.
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The Abu Samra Border Crossing project included developing the passport buildings to serve arrivals and departures, increasing their capacity from 9 to 24 vehicles at the same time, as well as developing the customs building for arrivals, increasing its capacity from 28 to 36 vehicles.
Within the framework of what has been implemented for the service of the World Cup, a passenger hall has been constructed with a total area of 10,000 square meters and a capacity to serve 2,000 visitors per hour for arrivals and 2,000 visitors per hour for departures, in addition to 44 passport and 22 customs inspection platforms.
The temporary parking lots had been expanded from 1,400 to 4,500 to raise the capacity of the tournament fans' parking spaces with the installation of a parking reservation system.
The project scope of work also included the provision of 48 tourist tracks with a capacity to serve 12,000 cars entering Qatar and 12,000 cars leaving Qatar, in addition to road development works with a length of 4.5 km.
Construction of 1.3 km of sewage networks and 2.5 km of rainwater drainage networks, as well as the implementation of two square kilometers of green space and beautification works for four roundabouts, were among the infrastructure development works.
In addition, the needs of the port users of trucks and heavy vehicle drivers have also been considered, as three separate lanes will be allocated for trucks only, in addition to providing truck parking lots serving 500 trucks with a total area covering 150,000 square meters.
Many locally manufactured materials were used in the Abu Samra Border Crossing project, with local components accounting for more than 70% of total materials used, including lighting poles, lamps, sign boards, infrastructure pipes, asphalt, prefabricated manholes, and concrete and steel reinforcement.
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