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Introduction by H.E. Minister for Municipal Affairs and Agriculture

The State of Qatar is witnessing rapid development and the road construction sector is most closely connected with this development. It is highly important when designing roads to take into consideration the latest international standards and specifications which in turn conform to environmental requirements and the future need to link the road network with the development programme. Therefore, the initiative of the Civil Engineering Department in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agricultural to update the Qatar Highway Design Manual, which was published for the first time in 1989, is the best evidence of its desire to keep up with the progress that this country is witnessing and emphasises the determination of this Ministry that its achievements are proof of its work.

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The Road Network represents the arteries for traffic movement in the modern state. Street~ are not just for pedestrian and traffic movement but contain electricity and telephone cables, and sewerage networks.

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Therefore, the information that should be available for the road designer should not be confined to population density, the nature of land and its topography only. The designer has to coordinate with service authorities and study the development progress of the area, its environment and the effects of road construction and the movement of traffic.

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The publication of the Qatar Highway Design Manual, in a new issue by the Civil Engineering Department, is undoubtedly a step in the right path, and is the fastest way to reach our objective.

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God is behind our purpose and will guide us on the right path.

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