Qatar signs Lusail Expressway contracts

29 May 2012

Road will link Lusail development to Doha

Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has awarded the QR3.5bn ($961m) main construction contract for the Lusail Expressway project in Doha to South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction.

MEED reported on 14 May that Hyundai was the frontrunner to win the road deal and now the South Korean contractor has formally been appointed by Ashghal. Hyundai saw off competition from at least seven international contractors to win the deal.

Ashghal awarded the US-based CDM Smith the QR89m supervision consultancy contract for the scheme.

The Lusail Expressway project will run from the Arch roundabout to the area surrounding The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Doha and will link the Lusail development with the city centre. It will be 5.3 kilometres in length and will have four lanes in each direction. The expressway will also include three major interchanges, slip roads, underpasses and bicycle lanes. Construction work will take 36 months to complete.

The expressway is part of Qatar’s World Cup plans. The Lusail development will accommodate the Lusail Iconic Stadium, the largest planned sports arena for the event, which will have the capacity to hold more than 80,000 people.

In addition to the Lusail Expressway, the Lusail City development will also be linked to the centre of Doha by the planned $6bn Doha Bay Crossing. The Doha Bay Crossing will connect the Lusail development, West Bay and the New Doha International airport, which is scheduled to open later in 2012, through a mixture of both tunnels and bridges.

Qatar is planning to spend QR100bn on new roads and related drainage and infrastructure in the next five years.

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