Qatar’s first cable-stayed and the longest bridge is part of the 29km Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor, but what is so significant about this stretch of structure?
Ashghal to open seventh and highest bridge at Landmark Interchange on Jan 1
30 Dec 2020 - 15:43
The Peninsula
Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced the opening of the seventh bridge at Umm Lekhba Interchange (Landmark), which is one kilometre long, as part of Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor project, on Friday January 1, 2021, providing free-flow traffic for road users coming from Al Shamal Road towards Al Markhiya Street.
The new bridge is the highest bridge in this vital interchange, and the second highest flyover in Qatar after Umm Besher Interchange flyover, as it is located at a height of about 30 metres and consists of one lane to accommodate about 2,000 vehicles per hour, which will significantly reduce the travel time for road users from the north in the direction of Al Markhiya street without the need to use the Al Gharrafa intersection (Immigration).