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| Aecom to upgrade North Road in Qatar Aecom Technology Corp., a Los Angeles-based architecture, engineering and planning firm, announced that it has been selected as the designer for a design-build contract to upgrade North Road in Qatar as part of the wider Qatar Expressway program. The program will see the creation of 342 miles of new expressway and service roads as part of a US$20-billion investment to improve the road network and enhance the country's growing economy. Aecom will work on the 61-mile North Road, which connects the capital city of Doha with Madinat Al Shamal/Al Ruwais on the north coast. As part of the two-year project, the Aecom team will enhance the accessibility of the road to reduce travel time between the two cities and improve the performance of the road by adding frontage streets and new interchanges as well as upgrading existing interchanges. The team is also designing the longest bicycle lane along the road as well as creating context-sensitive artscape and beautification works. Work on the project is set to begin immediately, with construction scheduled for completion during 2014. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |