All new road projects to have pedestrian and cycling tracks

Doha, Qatar: All new road project designs will have pedestrian and cycling tracks to promote non motorized mode of transportation and micro mobility o...

Doha, Qatar: All new road project designs will have pedestrian and cycling tracks to promote non-motorized mode of transportation and micro-mobility options like bicycles and e-scooters, said a top official.

“All road project designs are being made taking into consideration pedestrian and cycling tracks. So, all new designs which are being implemented will have these two tracks,” said Acting Director of Land Transport Network Planning Department in the Ministry of Transport (MoT) Saleh Saeed Al Marri.

Speaking to Al Rayan TV recently, he said that MoT recently conducted a survey on cyclists to improve the integration of cycling tracks with intersections or give access to other modes of transportation.

He said that a large-scale field survey was conducted as part of stage 2 of the project of updating the Qatar Bicycle Master Plan (QBMP).

“The survey was based on the Qatar National Vision 2030, and according to the vision of MoT to build a safe, sustainable, environmentally friendly transportation system that supports the national economy according to the outcomes of the comprehensive transportation plan which was launched by Minister of Transport in 2022,” said Al Marri.