Ashghal opens pedestrian bridge on E-Ring road

By, 2018-04-02

As a part of developing E-Ring and Alnajma street, the Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ opened the pedestrian bridge on the E-Ring Road, located between Al Thumama Intersection and the Intersection of Al Matar Street with E-Ring Road.

The road projects manager of Ashgal, Eng. Saoud Al Tamimi, said that they are seeking to construct a number of bridges in many parts of the country, in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport and Communication.

On her behalf,Sheikha Al Jufairi, Central Municipal Council “CMC” member, expressed her pleasure for such coordination between Public Works Authority and the Ministry of Transport and Communication to construct and improve this project.

The pedestrian bridge is distinguished by its length which is 66 m long and 4 m wide. it is equipped with elevators on both sides which can accommodate a large number of users including those with special needs. In addition, the bridge is equipped with lighting, closed-circuit television system (CCTV) and a pedestrian counter.