Qatar is planning a 140-kilometre light rail system in the capital Doha to help ease traffic congestion ahead of its 2016 Olympic Games bid, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Qatar, which officially launched its bid to host the summer Olympics last week, will spend billions of dollars to revamp its transport infrastructure irrespective of whether its Olympic bid is successful, the Peninsula reported, citing a government presentation for the bid.
According to the report, Qatar Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is undertaking 39 projects to improve the transport infrastructure, including a number of multi-lane motorways, extensions to road networks and improvements to the Doha bus system. |
