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Gulf Times 8 Tuesday, November 26, 2019 QATAR Kuwaiti youth minister praises Qatar’s eff orts to make Gulf Cup a success Temporary closures of different roads Kuwait’s Minister of Information remarkable and distinctive way. in particular. He said that the certainly see hard competitions. and Minister of State for Youth In a press statement ahead of Arabian Gulf Cup has always The Gulf Cup will continue until around Khalifa International Stadium Aff airs Mohamed al-Jabri praised his departure to Doha to attend been the most prestigious December 8. the eff orts and arrangements the opening of Gulf Cup which sports competition in the region Group A of the championship made by the concerned kicks off today, al-Jabri said that since its inception in 1970, consists of Qatar, the UAE, Yemen authorities in Qatar in order to this tournament enjoys wide expressing the hope that the and Iraq, while Group B consists successfully organise the 24th public and media attention in Kuwaiti team would win the title of Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia Arabian Gulf Cup and show it in a the region in general and Kuwait of the championship, which will and Bahrain. — QNA Saudi, UAE teams arrive for Gulf Cup From Page 1 lem Rashid, Khalfan Mubarak, Ali Yacoub and Ali Saleh. The team litical thinking, tweeted that the Mabkhout, Mohammed al-Attas, will play in Group A alongside end of the GCC crisis could be in Saudi Arabia will play in Group Waleed Hussein, Mohamed Mar- Qatar, Iraq and Yemen. sight following the Gulf Cup an- B alongside Oman, Kuwait and zouk, Yousef Jaber, Ismail al- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab nouncement. Abdulla called the Bahrain. The UAE team starts its Hammadi, Ahmed Khalil, Khalid Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain an- trio’s decision “as political as it is fi rst game in the fi rst round today Issa, Ahmad Burman, Bandar nounced earlier this month they sporting”. “Football... may open against the Yemeni team. Qatar al-Ahbabi, Mohamed Barghash, would contest the 24th Arabian the door for the travel of sports face Iraq today at 7.30pm in their Hamdan al-Kamali, Khalil al- Gulf title. Iraq, Kuwait, Oman fans to Qatar to support their fi rst match at the Khalifa Inter- Hammadi, Mohamed al-Shamsi, and Yemen will also vie for the teams, which means necessarily national Stadium. Adel al-Hosani, Al Hassan Saleh, cup. Leading Emirati politics lifting the travel ban to Qatar and The fi nal list of the team will Majid Sorour, Shaheen Abdul- professor Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, the return of Gulf cohesion,” he The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the temporary closures of diff erent roads include 24 players: Ali Khasif, Sa- rahman, Tariq Ahmed, Jassim an authority on the UAE’s po- wrote after the announcement. around Khalifa International Stadium during the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup, which begins today and will continue until December 8. The closures will be implemented during the match days only from noon to midnight. The closures, which will be implemented in co-ordination with the General Directorate Free Metro access of Traff ic, are aimed at facilitating the entry and exit of fans to and from the stadium, Ashghal has tweeted. Any spectator holding a valid ticket for any of the Arabian Gulf Cup matches is entitled to collect a free Day Pass on the day of the match from any Doha Metro station Gold Club off ice, Qatar Rail said in a tweet yesterday. Ashghal works round the clock to ensure success of Gulf Cup he Public Works Author- ity (Ashghal) has stressed Tthat it is working round the clock to facilitate public access to the stadiums hosting the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup from today until December 8. In a press statement yesterday, Ashghal said it raised “its per- formance level to the fullest, ex- ecuting all the tasks required to ensure the safety of road users and spectators and to ensure smooth traffi c fl ow on the road network around Khalifa International Sta- dium, Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadi- um (Al Duhail) and Al Janoub Sta- dium. Ashghal is co-ordinating with all related entities to execute Signage leading to Khalifa International Stadium. Arab League Street Al Furousiya Street works completion. the required work and also moni- toring the road and drainage net- on road closures, traffi c diver- The enhancement works also comprised the project. It will be transformed vides an ideal route to the sta- Al Janoub Stadium work to ensure full success of the sions and alternative road plans into a three-level intersection and dium for the masses coming from Ashghal has delivered a number tournament, the statement notes. to facilitate the movement of in- the upgrading of the lighting system and include a bridge providing free Doha or the north. The intersec- of local roads, expressways and dividuals and vehicles during the the installation of 233 lighting poles as traffi c along the corridor, as well tion also provides better access various infrastructure projects Khalifa International Sta- tournament. Accordingly, all nec- as two overhead bridges to link to local roads as well as alleviates that serve Al Janoub Stadium fa- dium essary operational and emergency well as the construction of pedestrian traffi c between Al Waab Street traffi c congestion on the northern cilities, in addition to developing Operational and maintenance response plans have been com- and cycle paths with 5m width, to and the corridor, which will re- side of Doha Golf Club, West Bay, new roads and upgrading exist- works around the stadium: pleted and four teams are ready duce congestion at the Al Waab Legtaifi ya, Al Khor Expressway ing roads to facilitate access to the Ashghal’s Roads Operation and equipped with the necessary encourage a healthy lifestyle intersection. and the northwestern side of the stadium and its facilities. and Maintenance (ROM) team is machinery. In addition, emer- Preparation to deal with rain: Lusail development project, in The Southern Part of the Doha working round the clock to fa- gency test scenarios have been Jadeed Street, Huwar Street, etc. Street. The two intersections were Ashghal continues monitoring addition to providing local roads Express Highway project is con- cilitate the traffi c management carried out and rapid intervention The completion of upgrade works equipped with traffi c signals and the drainage network around the access to the area surrounding the sidered one of the most impor- on the roads surrounding Kha- plans put in place. on Al Furousiya Street has signifi - Intelligent Traffi c Systems (ITS) to stadium to ensure its continuous stadium. tant roads that directly connect lifa International Stadium, and Since August, the ROM depart- cantly enhanced the traffi c fl ow improve traffi c fl ow and increase and effi cient operation, includ- Main and local roads developed to the stadium though Al Wukair the main entrances and exits by ment has started to survey, study and reduced congestion in the capacity on Sports City Street and ing cleaning of drainage man- to facilitate access to Abdullah Bin Interchange, as it connects with installing more than 100 direc- and test all available road assets area, especially that the project is the surrounding areas. holes in and around the stadium Khalifa Stadium: Doha Expressway, Sabah Al Ah- tional signs to guide the public around the stadium such as as- aimed at improving the vehicular Main roads leading to the sta- to ensure that the stadium and Arab League Street now al- mad Corridor and G-Ring Road to the parking lots based on their phalt condition, directional signs, capacity of the street by increas- dium: its surroundings are free of rain lows the residential suburbs of on the one end, and with Al Wu- categories. In addition, Ashghal safety barriers, drainage assets, ing its lanes from three to four in Ashghal announced the open- accumulations during the event. Leabaib, Al Ebb, Wadi Al Banat, kair Road, Mesaieed Road and Al is using dynamic signs to inform street lighting, pedestrian cross- each direction, upgrading exits ing of the 1,500m Umm Al Jama- Teams have been recruited to pro- Al Kheesa and Jeryan Jenaihat to Wakrah Main Road on the other road users about the roads status ing, tunnels and traffi c signals. and entrances of the surrounding jim Street in Murraikh to traf- vide support in case of rain and commute easily to Duhail Sports end. and event updates. All the road projects being imple- streets as well as providing service fi c to provide direct movement the department will continuously Club and Doha City. It also allows This is in addition to the devel- Moreover, Ashghal has worked mented around the stadium have roads, Ashghal explains. between Furousiya Street and Al monitor and respond to customer commuters to easily exit/enter opment of part of Al Wukair Road, in co-ordination with the Su- been inspected, surveyed and The scope of works included Waab Street through Al Khufoos feedback in areas around Khalifa Al Shamal Road. The benefi ts of which included an increase in the preme Committee for Delivery & refurbished to ensure their readi- road and infrastructure works Street, which will be used during International Stadium. completing this project was re- number of lanes from two to four Legacy (SC) on a number of maps ness to use during the event. This in addition to the installation of the Arabian Gulf Cup as a main ducing traffi c congestion, cutting lanes and the installation of traf- to be published on social media is done in full co-ordination with road signs and the planting of access to the parking lots.