Chapter 1
The Construction of Bridges and Intersections on the Western Side
of Jamal AbdulNasser Road project
Commencement date: August 2014
The project is located in the western side of the State of Kuwait and extends parallel to the Coastal road, as it starts from Gernata area
through Sulaibikhat and Doha, heading all the way to Sheikh/Jaber City residential area. It is from an integrated plan of the Ministry of Public
Works to convert the current road into a world-class expressway that extends from Sheikh/Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Subah City residential area to
Kuwait City, which will raise the current road’s capacity, reduce traffic congestion and accidents rate, and achieve high levels of safety. It also
aims to connect the areas of (Gernata – Sulaibikhat – Doha – North of Sulaibikhat – Jaber Al Ahmed) to the government, education, and
health bodies that are located in the area next to the road’s extension.
The total length of the main road is 6.5 m, with a width of 32 m, and consists of 3 lanes per direction in addition to emergency lanes. The
project also includes 3 upper bridges above 4 main roundabouts with a total length of 1650 meters for the bridges.
On the sides of the upper bridges, service roads will be constructed that consist of two lanes in each direction to connect with the residential
areas in order to be able to enter and leave the main road with the construction of 4 roundabouts on the main intersections under the bridges.
The project also includes the removal of the current pedestrian bridges and the construction of 4 new pedestrian bridges that are closed and
air-conditioned, and equipped with electric stairs, in addition to 8 bus stops on the sides of the pedestrian bridges.
The project has been divided into several stages and new alternative roads have been constructed, taking into account the safety standards
and maintain the flow of vehicles and secure the entrances and exits of the neighboring residential areas to the project, with maintaining the
safety of the workers in the site throughout the implementation period. The current services are also being removed (infrastructure; rainwater
and sewage drainage, water pipes, and irrigation, lighting, and electricity networks) that contradict with the project works, and transfer them to
new tracks by the new roads’ design.
The project works consist of:
The foundations of the bridge that consist of concrete piles with a diameter of 150 meters that are poured into the ground to depths ranging
from 18 to21 meters that are poured on by the bridge’s bases and concrete piers at distances of 50 meters, and heights ranging from 15 to 18
meters, in addition to the shoulders of the road at the beginning and the end of the bridge.
The bridge works consist of:
The bridge’s tile with a width of 16 meters per direction, it is a pre-stressed beam box that is poured into the site on 50 meters long breaks.
The sloping road for the rise and descent of the bridge is created by walls on both sides that consist of pre-cast concrete slabs that are
installed mechanically in the soil.
Statistical data about the Project:
- Projects - The most important ongoing projects
Total
bridge
length
(m)
Length of the
leaning road
for
ascendance
(m)
Bridge tiles
No. of
bridge
shoulders
No. of
pillars
No. of
bases
No. of
concrete
pickets
Bridge
length
(m)
Intersections
Width
(m)
Length
(m)
No. of
breaks
750
600 meters
for both
directions
16 50 6 2 8 4
Surface
bases
without
stakes
150
The intersection of
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Street with Fahd Hamlan
Street ( IC 12 )
1665
420 meters
for both
directions
16 50 50 2 96 48 404 1245
The intersection of
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Street with Qusay Street
(IC 13) and with the
Road No. 117
(IC 11)
865
610 meters
for both
directions
16 50 10 2 8 8 72 255
The intersection of
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Street with Doha Road
(IC 10)
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