Qatar awards Al-Dayeen road contract

15 July 2010

Local contractor will carry out road improvement works for Al-Kheesa north

Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has awarded the local Aswan Trading & Contracting Company a QR119m ($32.7m) contract for road improvement works in the Al-Dayeen area of Doha.

Ashgal awarded the contract on 12 July. The road improvement works include grading works for Al-Kheesa north.

The project is part of Qatar’s plans to invest $20bn on new roads and related drainage and infrastructure in the next five years.

Ashgal recently awarded a QR1.6bn ($437m) contract to the local/Turkish joint venture of Yuksel Insaat and Midmac Contracting Company for the construction of package seven of the Doha Expressway.

The work involves the construction of part of the Doha Expressway, together with work on the second phase of the Salwa road (MEED 3:6:10).

A MEED Subscription...

Subscribe or upgrade your current MEED.com package to support your strategic planning with the MENA region’s best source of business information. Proceed to our online shop below to find out more about the features in each package.