The Peninsula
On the occasion of the launch of Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor road project yesterday, Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie naming ‘Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor’ after the Amir of Kuwait is a token of appreciation for Kuwait’s consistent support of Qatar both politically and economically.
The Minister expressed his happiness at the launch of ‘Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor’ project in Qatar, which he said: “Expresses our gratitude to Kuwait for its unwavering brotherly stand with the people of Qatar.”
The Minister further said that this was the least that Qatar could do to honour this bond. Regarding road’s significance, the Minister highlighted that the Corridor was a vital artery of Qatar’s road network enhancing north-south connectivity and providing access to more than 25 residential areas.
Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti said that the launch of the Corridor was a gesture to celebrate Kuwait’s 58th National Day and 28th liberation anniversary on February 25th and ‘share the festivities with our brothers in Kuwait’.
“Like every year we celebrate with our bothers in Kuwait these two great occasions, hoping to intensify affection and brotherhood between the two sisterly countries,” the Minister added.
The Minister said that the new Corridor included several multi-level interchanges, which would significantly relieve traffic on Doha Expressway, provide smooth traffic flow between south and north of Doha as well as reduce the travel time by up to 70 percent. “It will also provide a direct connection to Hamad International Airport as well as a link to approximately 15 major expressways and ring roads to serve many economic, commercial, health and education facilities across Doha,” the Minister added.
President of The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’, Dr Saad bin Ahmad Al Muhannadi, also expressed his pride of the launch of the new Corridor project as a consolidation of the brotherly relations between the people of Qatar and Kuwait and the loyalty to the people and the Amir of the State of Kuwait.
He explained that Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor was the first road in the country called the corridor because of its strategic importance and specifications of its unique construction on pointing out that the road would serve as a “Doha traffic relief” where it would reduce traffic congestion on 22 February Street through finding a parallel alternative road, with a vehicle capacity of nearly the double.
The President of the Public Works Authority explained that the Corridor project was launched in 2018, included four contracts, which would upgrade E-Ring Road, F-Ring Road, Mesaimeer Road, Al Bustan Street South and Al Bustan Street North and is expected to be complete by 2021.
He added that Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor would facilitate access to five of the 2022 FIFA World Cup stadiums namely Ras Bu Abboud, Al Thumama, Al Wakrah, Khalifa International and Qatar Foundation Stadiums.