Ministers of MOTC & MME Witness the Opening of G-Ring Road

By, 2017-04-23

G-Ring Road Ashghal

The Public Works Authority in Qatar ‘Ashghal’ opened yesterday the G-Ring Road, including its five lanes and parts of its eight main interchanges.

H.E. Minister of Transport and Communications (MOTC), Mr. Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, and H.E. Minister of Municipality and Environment (MME) and other officials from Ashghal attended the opening ceremony.

All the attendees of the opening ceremony were briefed through a presentation on the progress of the G-Ring Road project, which extends for 22 km to connect between Hamad International Airport and the Orbital Highway at a total cost of approximately 4 billion Qatari Riyals.

After the opening, a parade of classic cars and motorcycles took place in the road, in coordination with the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

About the G-Ring Road

The G-Ring Road is one of the main axis of Qatar's expressway network. Being a fast road that provides an uninterrupted traffic flow, it will have a significant positive impact on the traffic movement in the country’s Southern areas. It will also contribute to reducing pressure on existing roads in other areas; thus complementing the other axes of the expressway network, of which several parts will be opened to traffic throughout the coming months.

The G-Ring Road extends over 22 kilometres from Hamad International Airport to the Orbital Highway, and includes five lanes in each direction and 48 km of pedestrians and cyclists lanes, surrounded by landscaping.

The total cost of the G-Ring Road project is just over 4 billion Qatari Riyals. The remaining works, which comprise parts of the eight interchanges of the project, are scheduled to be completed by the end of July 2017.

For more information on the intersection and exists of the G-Ring Road, please visit the page of Ashghal here.