(MENAFN- The Peninsula) (Picture courtesy: Maryam AL-Khater / twitter) By Pramod Prabhakaran / The Peninsula
Doha: The troublesome diversion on Al Wakra road, whcih created a social media uproar yesterday has been removed. Ashghal tweeted that the diversion is 'postponed to decongest and bring traffic back to normal on Al Wakra Street today.
The diversion, which started yesterday, had caused huge traffic jam on Al Wakra road and lot of motorists had taken to social media to vent their frustration. The topic was trending on twitter last evening in Qatar.
Thanks to Qatar Rail & Traffic police for their cooperation & efforts that helped decongest & bring traffic back to normal today on Al Wakra St
— ???? ??????? ?????? (@AshghalQatar) April 24, 2017
Ashghal tweeted today that the 'Diversion on AlWakra Rd at Abdullah Abdulghani R/A that started yesterday morning was postponed in coordination with QRail & Traffic police.
They did not mention when they will restart the diversion which was needed for the construction of the Al Wakra Highway pedestrian underpass.
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Qatar Rail had announced earlier the diversion of part of Al Wakra Road between Al Wakra Roundabout and the Pearl Roundabout will start from April 23, 2017 and will last till June 18, 2018. New date for the same is expected to be announced later.
Many motorists using the road in the morning was relieved to find that road block was removed and all the lanes were available for traffic. Traffic flow in Al Wakra was reported to be normal today unlike yesterday when it was chock-a-block and people were frustrated at spending hours stuck in traffic.
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(Rough transalation: They reopened the main entrance of Al Wakra Street after yesterday's crowd, as this morning shows. Thanks to the officials for listening to citizen's voice)
More road openings
In May, road connecting the bridge from Najma Street behind Barwa Village will open to connect RasBuFentas Street coming from Abdulla Abdulghani roundabout.
In June, Al Wakra Bypass will be opened to traffic which will connect traffic coming from Mesaieed Road with G-Ring and F-Ring Roads, Asghal said on their social media channels.
In July, Al Wukair bypass will be opened to traffic, which will provide a direct connection between Mesaieed Road and G-Ring Road.
'Road openings in next 3 months will reduce congestion on Al Wakra St & maximize G-Ring & F-Ring's benefits in distributing traffic to all areas, they tweeted.
The confusion in front of the Barwa village remains as of now as the left turn to enter Barwa village while coming from Al Wakra remains closed and motorists will have to take a long detour and come from behind the complex.
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Why do I need to take a lap around Qatar to get from wakra to barwa village?? ????
— ??? ???????? (@_AliAlobaidli) April 23, 2017
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