Doha, 23 June 2022

Jassim Saif Ahmed al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transport, State of Qatar has said that Transportation Master Plan  (TMPQ) for Qatar 2050 is expected to have significant economic returns of around QR 300 bn while bringing down the fuel consumption and carbon emission, and enhancing traffic safety and security.

Talking to media on the sidelines of launching ceremony held recently at the Hotel Royal Le Meridian, Al Sulaiti said that TMPQ features developing the transportation networks nationwide in a way that ensures their integration with land uses, urban development, population growth and meeting the future demand for transportation.

Transport Minister said that it could result in saving of around QR 300 bn through multiple factors ranging from ensuring safety and easing traffic movements to environmental protection. The plan will have significant economic returns thanks to increased revenues and the benefits of saving vehicle-operating costs, saving energy and fuel consumption, reducing trip time, and lowering carbon emissions and road accidents,'.

Present on the occasion were Minister of Environment and Climate Change, State of Qatar Sheikh Dr Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali al-Thani; Dr. Saad bin Ahmed Al-Mohannadi, Ashghal President;  Brig. Mohamed Abdullah Al-Shahwani, Director General, General Directorate of Traffic; Shahid Khan, Country Manager CDM Smith; Michele de Beaumount, General Manager, Italconsult SpA; Abdul-Rahman Hamad, General Manager TrafficConsult; senior officials from various ministries and experts.

Hamad Essa Abdulla,  Under-Secretary, Ministry of Transport said that the current and future transportation challenges and developed an integrated and sustainable transport system that supports the economy and better quality of life while preserving national identity.

He said that TMPQ 2050 proposed 286 new schemes covering highways (86 schemes), public transportation (54 schemes), freight (22 schemes), pedestrians (21 schemes), cycling (29 schemes) and cross-modal integration (74 schemes). New initiatives of 770 km of roads and 540 km of public transportation network are also recommended by TMPQ. This futuristic and technologically advanced plan were visioned to reduce the traffic accidents and dependency on fossil fuel. It also formulated a clear path for successful implementation through stakeholders’ engagement and institutional capacity building.

Talking to  asiantelegraphqatar.com, Shahid Khan, Country Manager CDM Smith praised the initiatives made by the Ministry of Transport, Qatar.

The Land Transport Planning Department, headed by the Director Mr. Saleh Saeed Al-Marri led this initiative. The TMPQ was constituted of several programs like Qatar Parking Master Plan; Qatar Trip Generation; and Parking Rates Manual and Strategic Transportation Model.

Several internationally reputed engineering consultancies, CDM Smith, Crown Consult, Italconsult SpA. WorleyParsons and Jacobs were engaged by MOT to develop the TMPQ.

The Qatar Parking Master Plan, a major contributing program of TMPQ proposed the comprehensive framework to sustainably transform the future of parking in the State of Qatar. It covered parking policies, strategies, new developments, manuals, guidelines, and mobile application for the new parking regime.