overal wegwerkzaamheden
niet alleen wordt er druk gebouwd in Doha ook de weg en waterbouw is druk bezig.
dit maakt sommige wegen tot aan en afvoerpad voor vrachtwagens. wegen onder reparatie zorgen voor overlast op andere wegen. op sommige plekken is er geen alternatief, dus file. en het is nog niet afgelopen. ook in de komende tijd staan er nog grote projceten in de planning. de weg tussen bahrain en qatar moet ook op land doorgetrokken worden (met een spoorlijn er tussenin) bij de baai komt een verbinding, de rondwegen krijgen ongelijkvloerse kruisingen enz enz.
en dan komt er door het vele zware verkeer en de hitte ook nog de slijtage bij (plus slecht funderingswerk) van het wegdek.
het is geen pretje op de weg in Doha.
According to a gulftalent.com survey, Doha happens to be the fourth most traffic congested city in the Middle East. Professionals spend 56 minutes on an average everyday in commuting to and from their place of work, the survey says.
Traffic hold-ups, especially during office-going hours, are a common sight on Doha streets . Lack of subways and flyovers, besides poor condition of roads are the the major reasons for the commuters’ woes. However, once ongoing projects are executed things are likely to change for the better, say experts to Qatar Tribune’s Rajesh Mishra Had there been a straight road from the Industrial Area Roundabout to Al Wakrah, it would have reduced the distance between the two places by around 30 kilometres. Besides, it would also have also eased traffic pressure on Abu Hamour and Airport roads and saved the time of all road users as most trucks and other heavy vehicles plying between the two localities would have preferred the shorter route to the existing one, says several experts of road communication. However, Abu Hamour is not the only locality, facing heavy traffic in Doha. Almost every street is overflowing with vehicles of all descriptions except during odd hours and weekends. But there the problem of traffic hold-ups has another dimension to it. “A number of roads are either not properly planned or are in a bad shape. Lack of flyovers and subways on one hand, and excavations and repair works on the other, affect flow of traffic on most of the roads,” says a traffic surveyor on condition of anonymity.
The ongoing road construction works round the year add to the problem. These construction activities are a perennial hazard to commuters, who are left stranded for hours together. Lack of footpaths and subways for pedestrians to cross the roads are two other major concerns of the people. Absence of flyovers is deeply felt at points where there is heavy traffic. For example, a flyover could have eased traffic a great deal near Ramada signal and a subway would have made crossing the streets quite easy, says a construction engineer. Their absence is a real pain to vehicle owners and pedestrians. The situation around the City Center is not much different. There is hardly a footpath worth the name in the locality and pedestrians are always at the mercy of vehicles. The Corniche road also witnesses heavy traffic and something should be done to ease the traffic there and save the commuters from spending considerable time on the roads. According to a gulftalent.com survey, Doha happens to be is fourth most traffic congested city in the Middle East. Professionals spend 56 minutes on an average everyday in commuting to and from their place of work, the survey states. Traffic woes exist despite the fact that the GCC governments have been investing heavily in their road infrastructure, although this has not kept pace with the increase in the number of vehicles.
Qatar is a subtle example of this where massive road construction is going on and where after a stretch of almost every few kilometres there is a diversion, says the traffic surveyor. Ironically, some of the investment in transport infrastructure has, in the short term, exacerbated the congestion problem due to ongoing construction work and the associated diversions and road blockages.
The blockage on D Ring Road, which has been there for past two years, for example, is a great hazard to the commuters, adds a civil engineer. Even the inner roads of different localities are perpetually under construction. The roads are constructed or repaired, then, some lacunae resurfaces leading to fresh excavation of the same road and the process goes on and on. However, there is one more side to it . There are some roads, which despite having broken patches have not been repaired for the past several years, said a resident. For example, the Taraif Road and the Ibn Asakir Road in Adulla Bin Thani locality are dotted with potholes, complained another resident. These need to be repaired soon to allow a smooth ride to Doha residents.
(qatar tribune)
dit maakt sommige wegen tot aan en afvoerpad voor vrachtwagens. wegen onder reparatie zorgen voor overlast op andere wegen. op sommige plekken is er geen alternatief, dus file. en het is nog niet afgelopen. ook in de komende tijd staan er nog grote projceten in de planning. de weg tussen bahrain en qatar moet ook op land doorgetrokken worden (met een spoorlijn er tussenin) bij de baai komt een verbinding, de rondwegen krijgen ongelijkvloerse kruisingen enz enz.
en dan komt er door het vele zware verkeer en de hitte ook nog de slijtage bij (plus slecht funderingswerk) van het wegdek.
het is geen pretje op de weg in Doha.
According to a gulftalent.com survey, Doha happens to be the fourth most traffic congested city in the Middle East. Professionals spend 56 minutes on an average everyday in commuting to and from their place of work, the survey says.
Traffic hold-ups, especially during office-going hours, are a common sight on Doha streets . Lack of subways and flyovers, besides poor condition of roads are the the major reasons for the commuters’ woes. However, once ongoing projects are executed things are likely to change for the better, say experts to Qatar Tribune’s Rajesh Mishra Had there been a straight road from the Industrial Area Roundabout to Al Wakrah, it would have reduced the distance between the two places by around 30 kilometres. Besides, it would also have also eased traffic pressure on Abu Hamour and Airport roads and saved the time of all road users as most trucks and other heavy vehicles plying between the two localities would have preferred the shorter route to the existing one, says several experts of road communication. However, Abu Hamour is not the only locality, facing heavy traffic in Doha. Almost every street is overflowing with vehicles of all descriptions except during odd hours and weekends. But there the problem of traffic hold-ups has another dimension to it. “A number of roads are either not properly planned or are in a bad shape. Lack of flyovers and subways on one hand, and excavations and repair works on the other, affect flow of traffic on most of the roads,” says a traffic surveyor on condition of anonymity.
The ongoing road construction works round the year add to the problem. These construction activities are a perennial hazard to commuters, who are left stranded for hours together. Lack of footpaths and subways for pedestrians to cross the roads are two other major concerns of the people. Absence of flyovers is deeply felt at points where there is heavy traffic. For example, a flyover could have eased traffic a great deal near Ramada signal and a subway would have made crossing the streets quite easy, says a construction engineer. Their absence is a real pain to vehicle owners and pedestrians. The situation around the City Center is not much different. There is hardly a footpath worth the name in the locality and pedestrians are always at the mercy of vehicles. The Corniche road also witnesses heavy traffic and something should be done to ease the traffic there and save the commuters from spending considerable time on the roads. According to a gulftalent.com survey, Doha happens to be is fourth most traffic congested city in the Middle East. Professionals spend 56 minutes on an average everyday in commuting to and from their place of work, the survey states. Traffic woes exist despite the fact that the GCC governments have been investing heavily in their road infrastructure, although this has not kept pace with the increase in the number of vehicles.
Qatar is a subtle example of this where massive road construction is going on and where after a stretch of almost every few kilometres there is a diversion, says the traffic surveyor. Ironically, some of the investment in transport infrastructure has, in the short term, exacerbated the congestion problem due to ongoing construction work and the associated diversions and road blockages.
The blockage on D Ring Road, which has been there for past two years, for example, is a great hazard to the commuters, adds a civil engineer. Even the inner roads of different localities are perpetually under construction. The roads are constructed or repaired, then, some lacunae resurfaces leading to fresh excavation of the same road and the process goes on and on. However, there is one more side to it . There are some roads, which despite having broken patches have not been repaired for the past several years, said a resident. For example, the Taraif Road and the Ibn Asakir Road in Adulla Bin Thani locality are dotted with potholes, complained another resident. These need to be repaired soon to allow a smooth ride to Doha residents.
(qatar tribune)
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