As part of ongoing works to improve safety and traffic flow as well as ease congestion on temporary roads during construction, the Public Works Authority, 'Ashghal' has announced changing Lagoona2 Roundabout into a signal-controlled intersection to improve traffic safety on Lusail Road and facilitate the implementation of works on the Lusail Expressway Project in such a way that minimizes the effect on traffic. The new intersection also includes traffic sensors to detect the vehicle patterns that vary throughout the day and help determine the timing of lights.
The Lagoona 2 Roundabout will be converted to a signal-controlled junction.The Lagoona 3 Roundabout leading to the ZigZag towers has been closed in order to build another roundabout to control the incoming traffic heading toward the ZigZag Towers and Lagoona Mall. Vehicles coming from the direction of the mall and the ZigZag towers and wanting to access the Pearl will need to drive to Lagoona1 Roundabout, also known as Diplomatic Roundabout, make a U-turn and head back in the direction of the Pearl.
It is worth noting that Lusail's temporary Road which Ashghal built to ease traffic flow from Al Wahda Street (Arch Roundabout) to the North Canal Crossing t is considered one of the most advanced temporary roads allowing a smooth traffic flow while construction works are taking place on Lusail Expressway Project simultaneously.
The Lusail Expressway project is part of Qatar’s Expressway Programme which involves reconstruction and upgrading of the existing Lusail Street from south of Al Wahda Street (Arch Roundabout) to the North Canal Crossing and connecting the Lusail area with West Bay. Lusail Expressway involves the construction of a network of tunnels, flyovers and junctions comprising three multilevel interchanges, connecting the Pearl Qatar, Katara and Lusail, as well as the residential and commercial areas in the surrounding area.
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