​The Public Works Authority, ‘Ashghal’, announces that it will divert the traffic on the Industrial Area Road in both directions starting from Sunday evening 30 April 2017.

The new traffic diversion will not affect road users wishing to access residential and commercial areas in Umm Al Seneem, surrounding areas and Barwa Commercial Avenue. Road users travelling from Doha can still access the existing local road in front of Barwa Commercial Avenue by staying on the right side of the road, which will remain open from Mesaimeer Interchange towards the Industrial Area.

In addition, a new road is provided for road users wishing to reach the junction of the Industrial Area Road with East Industrial Street using the newly opened free flowing section of the Industrial Area Road. The new section of road will provide four lanes in each direction and two new underpasses, at Umm Al Seneem Interchange (known as Karwa Interchange) and Wadi Lubara Interchange (known as Barwa Interchange).

Road users coming from Industrial Area towards Mesaimeer Interchange wishing to reach commercial and residential areas in Barwa Commercial Avenue, or wishing, can follow the newly installed directional signs and turn right at Umm Al Seneem Interchange traffic signals, then make a U-Turn to go back to the Industrial Area Road to reach their destination. To access Mesaimeer Cemetery road users must simply turn right at Umm Al Seneem Interchange and follow road signage to their destination.

Road users coming from the Industrial Area can also use the newly opened section of Industrial Area Road, which leads them directly to the Naslat Al Maa traffic lights towards Mesaimeer Interchange as shown in the attached map.

This traffic diversion marks a major milestone on Ashghal’s Rawdat Al Khail Street Extension project, through the completion of 5 kilometres of the Industrial Area Road with four lanes in each direction.

This newly opened section of the road will improve the existing road capacity by increasing the number of lanes and diverting traffic to this permanent part of the road. Road users will experience the full benefit of the project after the completion of the remaining infrastructure works, which are scheduled to be complete in 2017.

In June 2017, the multi-level interchange of the Industrial Area Road and East Industrial Street will be fully completed. The interchange is expected to significantly improve traffic flow on East Industrial Street and Street 33. By the end of September 2017, Mesaimeer Interchange will be completed and open to traffic. Ashghal opened the flyover of Mesaimeer Interchange connecting F-Ring Road to Mesaimeer Road in July 2016.