​The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ will open Sunday 26 April 2020 a new loop bridge on the bridge between Rawdat Al Khail Street and Industrial Area Road on Mesaimeer Interchange to link traffic movement on bridge from Rawdat Al Khail Street to Southern Doha Expressway & E Ring Road in coordination with General Directorate of Traffic.

The new loop exit will facilitate traffic for road users coming from D Ring Road and Rawdat Al Khail Street towards Al Thumama and Old Airport via E Ring Road as well as towards Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor and Al Wakra and Al Wukair through Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor.

The loop bridge is one of the exits on the bridge linking Rawdat Al Khail Street and Industrial Area Road and recently opened to provide free flow of traffic between Central Doha and Industrial Area and surrounding residential areas such as Ain Khalid, Umm Al Seneem and Mesaimeer.

The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ had opened in early April a new underpass and bridge on Mesaimeer Interchange to traffic towards Al Wakra and Al Wukair from Industrial Area Road and E Ring Road.

Features of the Interchange

The new three-level interchange is the first of its kind in Qatar as it contains nine underpasses providing free flow traffic. The interchange also consists of two major bridges. One of them connects Rawdat Al Khail Street and Industrial area road in both directions, and the other one connecting E-Ring Road with the southern part of Doha Expressway in one direction, ensuring a smooth flow of traffic in all directions.

The 6.1 km long, interchange consists of three to four lanes in each direction to accommodate about 30,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.

The new interchange on completed in the second quarter of 2020 will significantly improve traffic flow, reducing travel time by more than 70% of travel time.

Hexagon Interchange

The Mesaimeer Interchange is the first of its kind in Qatar connecting six main roads, namely Mesaimeer Interchange, Doha Expressway, southern part of Doha Expressway, Sabah Al Ahmed Corridor, Industrial Area Road and Rawdat Al Khail Street.

The interchange also provides a vital traffic link between the south, central and north of the country. It links traffic from the south through the southern part of Doha Expressway, main carriageway of Doha Expressway and Al Shamal Road.

It also connects traffic between Industrial area road and the heart of Doha through a connection to Rawdat Al Khail Street, which intersects with D-ring and C-Ring Road, as well as between the busy areas of Nuaija, Al Thumama, Bu Hamour, Al Maamoura, Mesaimeer providing an easy access to Al Wakra, Al Wukair and the Industrial area
It is located in a vital area that has many facilities including Al Thumama Stadium, one of the World Cup stadiums, where the interchange has three pedestrian bridges to ease people’s access to Al Thumama Stadium.

The interchange also serves many important educational, health and commercial facilities such as the Medical Commission, Meteorological Department, many schools, health centers and nearby shopping malls.

Integration with Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor

The Mesaimeer Interchange integrates with Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor linking Al-Watiyyat Interchange, which is a strategic link between the southern part of Doha Expressway and its main highway. This link provides a free flow traffic between the north and south of the country through Doha. The project is one of the vital interchanges in the country, with two levels comprising three bridges and four underpasses for easy access of vehicles to nearby residential area of Al Thumama, Mesaimeer, Bu Hamour, Nuaija, Al Wakra and Al Wukair. The interchange provides a free flow traffic for commuters from these areas to Hamad International Airport, to southern areas, Doha and northern areas of the country.