AS PART OF WORKS ON THE SECOND INTERCHANGE ALONG SH. KHALIFA BIN SALMAN HIGHWAY AND THE ROAD LINKING ROUNDABOUTS 13-18 IN HAMAD TOWN

WORKS MINISTRY ANNOUNCES TOTAL CLOSURE OF THE HIGHWAY ON BOTH DIRECTIONS STARTING NEXT FRIDAY ON TO 6 MONTHS

The Acting Roads Projects & Maintenance Director at the Ministry of Works, Municipalities & Urban Planning Eng. Sayyed Bader Alawi revealed that as part of works on the 2^nd interchange along Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Highway and the road linking Roundabouts 13-18 in Hamad Town, the Ministry will totally close the highway on both directions and will provide 2 parallel alternative lanes on both sides; starting next Friday June 5, on to 6 months. The closure is to take place in coordination with the Traffic General Directorate. Scaffolds are to be installed on the closed part prior to the casting of the concrete. The lower part of the flyover is to be painted during the same period.

According to Mr. Alawi, the overall progress in the project amounted to 50% while all foundations works and flyover columns are complete. 70% of the flyover structure is complete, while 72% progress has been achieved in the road linking Roundabouts 13-18.

The project is part of a string of projects presently being implemented as part of GCC Fund Program, which reflect the Government’s concern towards supporting development in the Kingdom and providing proper infrastructure services that accommodate people’s needs.

The new flyover will provide a direct access to Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Highway; specifically for the traffic coming from Roundabout 18 in Hamad Town, the residential areas in the vicinity and also the Western villages, and heading north towards Manama.

The project comprises of creating a 2 direction flyover with 2 lanes on each direction. The new 24.2m wide flyover is to pass over the Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Highway at a length of 280km. Works also include constructing a 2 way road with 2 lanes on each direction at a length of 1.5m; connecting Roundabouts 13 to 18 in Hamad Town. This will alleviate traffic congestion along Sh. Hamad Highway and other internal roads in Hamad Town. Work also includes lighting and traffic safety works, paving roads in the vicinity of the project, landscaping and forestation works.

The project is considered to be the 3^rd entrance to Hamad Town from Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Highway, following the completion of 2 previous entrances at Roundabouts 6 & 14, which was done through the creation of 2 main traffic signal controlled underpasses as part of phase 5 of Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Highway.

The BD7,466,985 project was awarded by the Tender Board, in coordination with the Saudi Development Fund, to a consortium of Nass Contracting and Al Yamama Company. Supervision has been assigned to PARSONS GLOBAL LIMITED.