Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced a temporary traffic closure on both directions of Corniche Street beginning from 12am on Friday, August 6 until 5 am on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. This traffic diversion plan implemented in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) aims to facilitate the completion of some construction works of the Corniche Street development project.
This diversion planned during the summer vacation and school holidays include the closure of Corniche Street and parts of some surrounding streets around Al Bidda Park, Al Diwan Street, Al Rumaila, and Grand Hamad Street (Banks' Street). However, pedestrians shall be allowed to use the closed roads, in addition to the use of public transportation means as an alternative to private vehicles.
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There are seven stations of Doha Metro along Corniche Street including QNCC, West Bay, Corniche, Al Bidda, Souq Waqif, Msheireb, and Qatar National Museum. Additionally, there are six public transport bus stations at various locations including stations beside Dafna Park, City Center, QNCC Metro Station, Hotel Park, Doha Fishing Port, and Souq Waqif Metro.
The public transport buses will operate at intervals of every 10-15 minutes, providing transportation for nine hours on Friday from 2 to 11:59 pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 6am to 11pm. The buses will operate in parallel with Metro operating hours.
Ashghal urged all commuters using the Corniche Street to use alternative routes to reach their destinations, as shown in the attached map.
The development works include completion of implementing four pedestrian tunnels, as these tunnels aim to enhance pedestrian traffic and connect the paths to the neighborhoods. The construction works also include three plazas on the Corniche including Al Dafna Plaza, Corniche Plaza, and Al Bidda Plaza, in addition to studying some infrastructure development works in public utility service.