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Qatar s economy is thriving GDP growth is expected to accelerate further to 6 8 in 2014 and population has continued its double digit growth 11 4 year on year in the year to the end of December 2013 A central demand of the growing population is a well performing transportation system To this end the Qatari government established the Public Works Authority Ashghal in 2004 which is responsible for the planning design procurement construction delivery and asset management of all infrastructure projects and public buildings in Qatar Please find below an overview of the currently most important transportation projects in Qatar SaLwa roaD PhaSE 2 As part of Ashghal s Expressway Programme Salwa Road Phase 2 total costs 1 7bn QAR works which was completed in 2013 included the construction of approximately 7 km of dual carriageway along the alignment of the existing Salwa Road The mainline consists of eight lanes four lanes in each direction separated by a median There are also four two level interchanges included along this section with the mainline of Salwa Road placed as an underpass beneath the cross roads to allow free flowing mainline traffic DUkhaN hIghway EaST The project s start date was October 1 2011 and expected completion date is the third quarter of 2015 with total costs of 3 7bn QAR Works include the construction of approximately 6 5 km of dual carriageway road at the mainline of Dukhan Road East and 3 2 km of Al Gharrafa Road LUSaIL ExPrESSway This project will provide a vital connection into Doha s fast growing Lusail City Development area which is currently under construction The 5 3 km long Expressway will comprise four lanes of highway with additional lanes to provide for traffic movement between the interchanges Start date of the project was November 17 2012 and expected completion date is the third quarter of 2016 total costs of 3 5bn QAR SharQ Bay croSSINg A 12 km series of bridges and underwater tunnels connecting the new Hamad International Airport HIA the West Bay Area and Katara Cultural Village is to get underway in 2015 All further issues of finding suitable project consultants managing pre qualifications costs the shortlisting of contractors and tendering are anticipated to consume the whole of 2014 mETro High attention is currently paid towards the Qatar Rail Development Program QRDP The 131 km Metro 8 2bn USD is part of this major programme The metro will consist of four lines red green golden blue In the centre of Doha it will mostly be underground while it will run both elevated and on ground level at the capital s outskirts Strategic Design Partner of Qatar Rail is Deutsche Bahn AG The contract for the Green Line GRN project has furthermore been awarded to a consortium led by PORR Bau GmbH and includes the Saudi Binladin Group Company Ltd and Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting Co W L L Business opportunities for German companies are subcontracting signalling equipment rolling stock operation and maintenance ticketing and revenue Further plans exist to connect the Metro to a long distance passenger and freight rail network expected to be at least 350 km long This major project isn t scheduled to be completed until 2029 The first phase of the network will connect Qatar with Saudi Arabia LUSaIL LIghT raIL TraNSIT LrT Lusail City 5 5bn USD is one of the most ambitious and ground breaking infrastructure projects in Qatar Lusail City extends across an area of 38 square kilometres and is aiming to accommodate 200 000 people Lusail s LRT will be composed of four lines consist of 37 stations and run along a 30 5 km track While most of it will be constructed at ground level it will also include 10 km of tunnels which have all been completed and a 1 km elevated section The LRT is scheduled to enter into service in 2018 EDUcaTIoN cITy LIghT raIL Siemens Rail Systems has received an order from Qatar Foundation for the turnkey construction of a tram system in Doha s Education City The order is worth more than 100 million euros The scope of supply also includes signalling and communication systems electrification as well as the depot equipment Nineteen Avenio trams will run on 11 5 km of track without any overhead contact lines PUBLIc TraNSPorTaTIoN In 2002 the Qatari government launched Mowasalat a company 100 owned by the Royal family managed and operated by the state authorities to ensure the smooth provision of integrated ground transport services for Qatar s growing population There is a steadily improving bus system within Doha and between Doha and other towns and a government run taxi service that is modern however suffers from over usage at peak times FOCUS QATAR Qatar s transportation seCtor at a GlanCe new wajba two level intersection at Dukhan Highway Ashghal public works Authority www ashghal gov qa 16 ISSUE 12 MAJLIs