Doha: The Public Works Authority 'Ashghal' announced the completion of the main works of the Roads and Infrastructure Development project in Al Egda, Al Heedan and Al Khor (Package 1), as the completion rate reached about 95% of the total works. The project is located West of Al Bayt Stadium, covering Al Egda area West of Al Khor Road and Al Heedan area East of it. Eng. Abdulla Al Naemi, Head of Northern Areas Section at Ashghal's Roads Projects Department, stated that the project serves 738 plots for citizens and aims to achieve vast improvements in the area by developing internal streets and infrastructure services such as rainwater and sewage drainage networks, allowing citizens to start building their houses and providing connectivity with future public facilities in the area. Eng. Essa Al Hillabi, the Project Engineer in the Northern Areas Section, explained that the project works include providing a 19 km-long road network, with the provision of traffic safety elements such as street lighting systems and poles, signboards and road signs, in addition to the construction of 38.8 km-long pedestrian and cycle paths. The project also included the construction of a 23.7 km-long sewage network, a 33 km-long surface and groundwater drainage network, a 6.7 km-long treated water network, and a 20.4 km-long potable water network. He added that new drainage pipes were extended and a new system was established to distribute the water flow and connect them to the main sewage network, in addition to the construction of an emergency rainwater storage tank with a capacity of 44,000 cubic metres, with the aim of reducing water accumulation during the rainy season. Regarding the project progress, Eng. Essa Al Hillabi explained that the rainwater drainage network and sewage network works have been completed, in addition to implementing all the development works of the drinking water network and the extension of communication lines. Road works are also nearing completion, whereas beautification works and installation and op eration of street lighting poles are underway. It is worth noting that local materials and manufacturers were relied upon in most of the project works, as the percentage of local components exceeded 75% of the total materials used. Source: Qatar News Agency