QATAR | Page 20 SPORT | Page 1 Ashghal Root revives completes England’s 75% of Ashes School hopes in Zone Safety third Test Programme published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11286 August 25, 2019 Dhul-Hijja 24, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals All set for new academic year Ashghal starts works of B-Ring Road project Thousands of students return to school around the country as the new academic year begins today, marking the end of the summer holidays. The authorities concerned, including the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ministry of Interior zWork is currently underway to implement parts of the first four phases of the project and the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), have made the necessary preparations to ensure that the resumption of classes takes place smoothly - both within and outside the school premises. Steps have been taken to make sure traff ic circulation z Project includes developing B-Ring Road and Al Khaleej Street remains smooth around schools and there are adequate mechanisms in place to ensure the safety of children going to and z Project is being implemented at a cost of QR472mn, with all phases slated to be returning from school. Stores selling ‘back-to-school’ supplies have also seen hectic activity over the past few days. Pictured is a busy outlet in Doha on the eve of the start of the new academic year. PICTURE: Shemeer Rasheed Page 4 completed by the second quarter of 2021 he Public Works Authority In brief (Ashghal) has started imple- T menting the B-Ring Road De- velopment project as part of its ef- QATAR | Offi cial Squabbles erupt as G7 forts to enhance traffi c fl ow and ease Amir congratulates congestion in central Doha. Ukrainian president Work is currently underway to im- leaders open summit plement parts of the fi rst four phases His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim of the project, according to a press bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness statement by Ashghal. the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Reuters hard to fi nd common ground. Mohamed Arqoub al-Khaldi, head Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday cables Biarritz, France “This is another G7 summit which of Doha City Projects in Ashghal’s of congratulations to the President of will be a diffi cult test of unity and soli- Roads Projects Department, said B- Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on his darity of the free world and its leaders,” Ring Road Development is one of the country’s Independence Day. HE the quabbles erupted among G7 na- he told reporters ahead of the meeting. most important road projects being Prime Minister and Minister of Interior tions yesterday as their leaders “This may be the last moment to re- implemented by the authority, It in- Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Sgathered for an annual summit, store our political community.” cludes developing B-Ring Road and al-Thani also sent a similar cable to exposing sharp diff erences on global Trump arrived in France a day after Al Khaleej Street, which are charac- Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. trade tensions, Britain’s exit from the responding to a new round of Chinese terised by their heavy traffi c move- EU and how to respond to the fi res rag- tariff s by announcing Washington ment as they connect traffi c to and QATAR | Telecoms ing in the Amazon rainforest. would impose an additional 5% duty from vital areas such as Msheireb, Al Vodafone Qatar makes French President Emmanuel Ma- on some $550bn worth of Chinese im- Muntazah, Corniche, Al Sadd and Bin cron, the summit host, planned the ports, the latest tit-for-tat trade war Mahmoud. 5G available for all three-day meeting in the Atlantic sea- escalation by the world’s two largest B-Ring Road also connects a number Vodafone Qatar yesterday announced side resort of Biarritz as a chance to economies. of services facilities such as Rumailah that all Vodafone SIM cards are now unite a group of wealthy countries that “So far so good,” Trump told report- Hospital, in addition to touristic desti- 5G-ready. All Vodafone customers on has struggled in recent years to speak ers as he sat on a seafront terrace with nations such as the National Museum any of its prepaid or postpaid mobile with one voice. Macron, saying the two leaders had a of Qatar, Museum of Islamic Art, Souq plans have the chance to experience Macron set an agenda for the group special relationship. “We’ll accom- Waqif, Al Bidda Park as well as com- the benefits of high-speed 5G mobile – France, Britain, Canada, Germany, plish a lot this weekend.” mercial establishments. Rasheeda Intersection, Al Orouba In- Company under the supervision of connectivity, the company has said in Italy, Japan and the United States – Macron listed foreign policy issues Al-Khaldi said: “Several Doha tersection and Bin Dirham Intersec- Italconsult at a cost of QR472mn. a statement. Page 4 that included the defence of democra- the two would address, including Lib- Metro stations are located within tion. The project has been divided into cy, gender equality, education and the ya, Syria and North Korea, adding that the project area, which increases the A new intersection will be devel- fi ve phases to facilitate the implemen- LATIN AMERICA | Environment environment. He invited Asian, Afri- they shared the objective of preventing importance of this project as it will oped at the intersection of Al Khaleej tation of the construction works and New fi res as outrage can and Latin American leaders to join Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. facilitate transportation between a Street with Al Jazeera Street. minimise its impact on the surround- them for a global push on these issues. However, the initial smiles could number of vital destinations in the Three roundabouts will be con- ing residential and commercial areas. over Amazon grows However, in a bleak assessment of not disguise their opposing approach- centre of Doha and the rest of the verted into signal-controlled inter- All phases of the project will be com- Hundreds of new fires are raging relations between once-close allies, es to many problems, including the country.” sections, which are the Qasr Al Mar- pleted by the second quarter of 2021. in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, European Council President Donald knotty question of protectionism and The project aims to develop B-Ring mar, Al Mannai (Al Khaleej) and Wadi In order to reduce the impact of off icial data showed yesterday, as Tusk said it was getting “increasingly” tax. To Page 12 Road and Al Khaleej Street, with a to- Msheireb (Al Jaidah Bridge) rounda- construction works on the area’s thousands of troops were made tal length of 10km, and enhance their bouts. residents and visitors, all closures available to help fight the worst capacity by increasing the number The project also includes provid- and diversions are being designed to blazes in years. Page 15 of lanes on each of them from two ing several elements that will increase maintain all entrances to residential to three lanes in each direction, the traffi c safety in the area, such as two areas and commercial establishments statement notes. pedestrian bridges with elevators on open to traffi c during the project im- This is in addition to developing Al Khaleej Street, as well as cycling plementation period, in addition to Onaiza Street, and parts of the streets and pedestrian lanes, road signs and maintaining two open lanes in each perpendicular to B-Ring Road such as road markings, and new street light- direction on B-Ring Road in case of Al Matar, Wadi Msheireb, Rawdat Al ing. The number of parking bays will implementing any traffi c diversion. Khail and Al Rayyan streets. be increased, in addition to landscap- Ashghal will also implement a The project also includes develop- ing works. number of measures to reduce noise ing the entrance to Rumailah Hospi- The B-Ring Road Development from construction works, such as us- tal. Project also includes the development ing special equipment that produce In order to enhance traffi c fl ow in of infrastructure services in the area less noise and are regularly main- the area and facilitate movement be- such as upgrading the stormwater tained, in addition to implement- tween A-Ring Road and B-Ring Road, drainage system to avoid water accu- ing excavation works during certain the project will upgrade six mulation during the rainy season, and hours of the day to minimise incon- intersections – the Fareej Abdul developing the existing potable water, venience to the area’s residents, as Macron (Second right) and his wife Brigitte Macron (right) pose with Trump and Aziz Intersection, Al Doha Al Jadeed irrigation and drainage networks. well as using water tanks to spray wa- US First Lady Melania Trump at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, Intersection and the intersections The project is being implemented ter during excavation works to control ahead of a working dinner yesterday. known as Asiad Intersection, Wadi by Al Jaber & Makhlouf Construction the resulting dust. Public bus ridership in Qatar jumps 40% zRidership to and from the form of introducing bus routes to Lagoona Mall. Improvements have also The ‘Metroexpress’ service has been establishment of four new bus de- cover new destinations and improv- included more frequent timetables, also launched for users in the West Bay pots that will have bus stops, bus care HIA increased by nearly ing and optimising existing ones. The improvements to smartcard purchase area as part of eff orts to providing inte- centres and housing and recreational 90% over the last year and MoTC has launched fi ve new airport and top-up options, and increased grated transport solutions.