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All current and upcoming mega projects in Qatar will be finished by 2026 according to a senior government official.
Ibrahim Abbass, Infrastructure and Transportation Planning director of the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP) made the statement during the Qatar Property Investment Forum 2010. Abbass said all projects, in transportation system, including the upgrading and expansion of road networks to include bus routes, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways, as well as the metro lines and railway system would be completed.
“We are planning to have connected roads soon for easy access to any part of the country. We are also working on underground and surface metro as well as improved bus transportation to encourage more people to use public vehicles,” he said.
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The plan is ambitious given the scope of the work, but Abbass said there was a desire from the government to keep projects on track.
“We intend to achieve all our plans on the country’s masterplan by 2026 and, before then, every five years we will commission a new package of projects, especially road projects,” he told Gulf News.
He also urged more residents to use public transport. Abbass said that the government had revised earlier targets for public transport uptake to more realistic figures. They had hoped that 40% of commuters would use public transport but a more realistic target of 20% could be achieved through a slow but steady commuter transition from cars to buses, the underground and metro services.
Abbass also said the planned bicycle routes and dedicated lanes on major and minor roads will make Doha the most cycle-friendly city in the GCC, while the Al Rayyan Boulevard and Doha Bay projects will help ease congestion, beautify the city and help attract investment.
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