A small section of an existing diversion on Al Wukair Road will be closed from Sunday for seven months.
Safety on Qatar roads has received a further boost with 4D microwave radar detectors up and running in Mesaieed, according to a senior official of a Swedish company involved in the installation of the state-of-the-art cameras.
Poor visibility is expected on Friday at places at first, especially the Dukhan, Mesaieed and Al Khor highways, the Met Office has said.
Three new hospitals, each with a capacity of 120 beds, will be added to Qatar’s healthcare system by the beginning of next year, the Private Engineering Office (PEO) on Saturday said.
Tragedy struck a group of picnickers on Thursday after one of them drowned while bathing in the sea near Khor al Udeid, sources said.
Three Asian men were killed and five others seriously injured in an accident involving two trucks on the southern side of the Temporary Truck Route (TTR) between Mesaieed and Lusail on Thursday.
A maximum temperature of 46C is forecast on Saturday at Mesaieed, Wakra and Al Khor, followed by 45C in Doha, 37C at Dukhan and Abu Samra and 36C at Ruwais.
About 3,000 tonnes of solid domestic waste is collected and disposed of daily across Qatar, a top official of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) said.
The mercury is expected to dip to 6 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country including Wakra and Mesaieed on Sunday, the met office has said.
A traffic diversion for nearly 18 months will be in place on a section of Mesaieed road between Al Wakra and Mesaieed.
Strong wind has been forecast for inshore areas by noon on Saturday apart from a chance of light to moderate rain.
The Cabinet approved recommendations by the Ministry of Environment that seek to enhance waste management capacity in the country.
