Al Majd Road

Al Majd Road

Qatar is a developing country which has heavily invested into new infrastructure to turn itself into a tourist hotbed. As many would know, it is hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “Qatar’s new Orbital Highway is one of a number of critical infrastructure projects to be delivered ahead of the event. At 195 kilometres in length and 14 lanes wide, the US$1.7 billion motorway connects the new port at the Qatari capital Doha with Ras Laffan, the gas-producing industrial city in the north of the country” (KPMG).

Now called the Al Majd Road, this roadway is supposed to reduce travel time by 50%. Construction began in 2014 and it was officially opened in February of this year. This is also the longest road in the country with 21 major interchanges. It has two dedicated lanes for trucks and five lanes for light vehicles in each side. It can handle 10,000 vehicles and 4000 trucks in an hour. Apart, the roadway also serves about 30 residential areas, economic zones of development and the World Cup stadium site. There is also a possibility of expansion of the roadway into 18 lanes or have a railway line pass by the highway.

A picture of the Al Majd Road (Image Credit: The Peninsular Qatar)