Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti hassled that the transport network in the country will be equipped ahead of the FIFA World Cup, in addition to five bus stations that were recently accomplished.
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New bus stations and bus depots
In a conference with the Qatari daily tabloid Al-Raya, H.E. the Minister said that five bus stations were recently finalized, of which Al Sudan was the first to be installed, while bus stations in Lusail, Al Wakra, the Industrial Area, and Education City are ready to be handed over for operation in direction with the Public Works Authority.
Bus stations will also be finalized and become operational at Msheireb, Al Gharrafa, and Central West Bay. Predictably, these stations will all be operational before the Qatar World Cup.
In addition, edifice works are underway to set up four bus sidings in Al Wakra, the New Industrial Area, Lusail, and Al Rayyan, which will be ready for bestowal by Ashghal during the third quarter of 2022. These will be equipped with some 650 electric charging stations.
The arrangement works at the stations, as well as the reducing of nautical ferries, will be proficient during the third quarter of 2022, making the whole conveyance infrastructure complete and ready for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
His Excellency said that the Ministry of Transport, in direction with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, has a plan to instrument Transport Demand Management (TDM) and test the productivity of this plan, which aims to diminish the traffic load not connected to activities of the Qatar World Cup, as well as after the event.
The proposal targets to avoid the creation of classy infrastructure for a short period during the tournament, dipping the need for private transportation, curb traffic cramming and stays, improve the currently available infrastructure and service quality, and enhancing the effectiveness of public carriage. To know more about World Cup Tickets click here.
Reassure the use of environment-friendly and safe means of public transportation, in addition to heartening the adoption of more workable types of transport such as walking and cycling, and suspending work in packed areas during the peak phase of the FIFA World Cup.
H.E. Minister piercing out that the Ministry has invested around QR 66.5 billion over the past few years to advance the Doha Metro network, QR 13.5 billion on the Lusail Tram, and QR 4 billion to create the structure necessary for electric buses.
Electric transformation plan for public transport
Concerning the electric renovation plan for public transport, H.E. Minister said that the Ministry has instigated executing the plan to gradually transform the use of electric buses enthusiastic to the Qatar World Cup, and after the contest, to support the operations of the numerous public transport network and to improve the action of the Doha Metro, to meet the supplies of Qatar National Vision 2030 to completely transform the fleet of environmentally-friendly electric buses.
Public transport is also a slogan towards more use of clean energy, as 25 percent of the buses selected for the FIFA World Cup will be fully electrical, while 75 percent of the fleet will run on environment-friendly diesel.
After the occurrence is over, 65 percent of the public buses are set to be electric by 2023, up to 86 percent by 2028, and 100 percent by 2030. For school buses, 18.5 percent of them will be electric by 2026-27 and 100 percent by 2030. In addition, work is proceeding to establish a factory to amass electric buses in the free zones in the country.
On the completion of the electric automobile setup, His Excellency said that the Ministry, in cooperation with the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation, has ready the policy of electric and hybrid vehicles in Qatar, which is one of the props of Qatar National Vision 2030 on bearable development.
Which seeks to certify the continued decent living of the people of Qatar through the efficient use of natural incomes and the diversity of energy sources, and to increase support for renewable energy, particularly in the transport segment, to improve the life of the individual, and ensure a clean and healthy environment for this cohort and future generations.
His Excellency stressed that the policy of rechargeable and hybrid vehicles aims to support the nation's march towards a green future by providing the latest fuel-efficient transport systems, to dip the volume of harmful carbon discharges, the most important of which are ecologically friendly electric vehicles, and inspiring individuals to own and use them to achieve Qatar National Environment and Climate Change Plan.
Hamad International Airport (HIA) expansion project
Apropos Hamad International Airport (HIA) development project, H.E. the Minister of Transport said that the airport enlargement plan is underway to reach further growth and prosperity, boost HIA's position as a global center for travel, attain higher levels of brilliance and development, and enhance travel skills through upgrading level of operations and providing unique involvement for all visitors, in addition to compliant the growing network of the national carrier, Qatar Airways.
In his consultation with Al-Raya newspaper, H.E. added that rendering to the stages of expansion, HIA will be able in the first chapter to raise its capacity to more than 58 million passengers yearly. This stage will be completed before Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup 2022, H.E. explained, adding that the second phase of the expansion will start directly after the end of the tournament with the airport's volume reaching 60 million passengers annually.
Doha Port redevelopment project
Regarding the Doha Port renovation project and its alteration into a tourist marina, H.E. Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti said that the inclusive redevelopment process of Doha Port is in full swing, and is anticipated to be completed soon.
This improvement will establish an inventive infrastructure in the voyage ships sector in line with the highest international morals, which will consolidate Qatar's tourism position and subsidize to handling the expected growth in the number of cruises during the coming period, especially with the approach of the Qatar World Cup, H.E. said.
H.E. piercing out that the Port perceived the arrival of more than 200,000 tourists on board 60 cruise ships during the 2019-2020 tourist season, despite its commotion as a result of the safety measures applied to edge the COVID-19 outburst, while the 2018-2019 season achieved a growth of 121 percent in the number of travelers.
A 100 percent surge in the number of cruise ships was recorded, with more than 140,000 passengers on board 44 ships incoming in Qatar for World Cup. The current season 2021-2022 will witness the arrival of 76 cruises, which is the largest number recorded since the start of the revolution of Doha Port into a tourist port.
Transformation of Hamad Port
On the transformation of Hamad Port into a foremost station for trade in the Middle East and the most protruding future projects to continue its development and increase its capacity, H.E. Minister of Transport expressed his conceit and satisfaction with the advanced position engaged by Hamad Port among regional and international harbors, which would not have been achieved without the wise vision of H.H. the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the support of the astute government.
He sustained by saying that the installation of Hamad Port marked a historic turning point in the State of Qatar, as it played an important role in providing a joined infrastructure that supports the country's development plans and its approach that aim at improving the quality of logistics services and building an inexpensive maritime transport sector that enhances Qatar position at the global nautical transport level.
H.E. added that the great probable and consistency that Hamad Port gained among international shipping firms have played a major role in improving Qatar's commercial share, adding that this can be proven by the standard behavior rates and volumes achieved by the Port within a short period of its operation, as the Port managed to handle more than 6 million flasks and nearly 13 million tons of general load.
He said that the Port has a profitable share of more than 28 percent in a region in the Middle East, and this share is anticipated to grow in the coming period, especially in light of the momentous rise in transshipment containers, which recorded a growth of 36 percent for the second year in a row, to reach by the end of 2021 to more than half a million vessels before FIFA World Cup.
His Excellency expounded that Hamad Port is categorized by a growing transport network that enhances efficient carriage and logistics services in the country and abroad, in addition to providing direct and ancillary shipping services to more than 100 marine termini spread across 3 global continents, ensuring access of Qatari harvests to global markets and firming global confidence in the State of Qatar and its products.
He added that the preliminary operation of the second container terminal was recently flung at the Port, which will contribute to increasing its capacity by about three million containers per year. The progress of the second container terminal consists of four phases, he explained, pointing out that the first and second phases will be fully active before the end of the Qatar World Cup.
The third and fourth phases of the terminal will be established later to increase the Port's operational capacity in harmony with the requirements of the local market. Work is also underway to complete the enactment of the tactical food security project, which will be a joined system and one of the largest food security arrangements in the Middle East, H.E. added.
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