Exova to provide specialist testing for Qatar’s Ashghal Expressway Programme

UK-based testing group Exova has been selected to provide specialist testing for the construction of the New Orbital Highway & Truck Route (P023) in Qatar.

Awarded by the QDVC-Bin Omran joint venture, the 33-month contract requires Exova to provide comprehensive testing for soil, concrete and aggregates used in the construction of a 45km new dual-carriage expressway featuring eight grade-separated interchanges.

The testing is anticipated to ensure that the project addresses the requirements of Qatar Construction Specification and Public Works Authority (Ashghal).

Exova Middle East, Asia and Asia Pacific managing director Matt Davies said: "We provide mission-critical testing, which is crucial to any project but is particularly important in ensuring the performance of mass transit infrastructure.

"Continued growth in Qatar means that Ashghal is consistently working on a variety of projects and it demands high-quality service from its suppliers.

"We have made significant investment to meet the needs of this project and we are committed to developing our capabilities further in partnership with QDVC Bin Omran and Ashghal."

Majority of testing under the contract is scheduled to be conducted from an on-site laboratory, supported by specialist testing from the company’s main laboratory in Doha.

The QDVC-Bin Omran joint venture is under contract to construct a new 45km dual carriageway located to the west and north of Doha City.

The New Orbital Highway Project seeks to create an expressway with dedicated truck lanes to the west of Doha City linking the New Doha Port and Mesaieed Industrial City in the south with Al Khor in the north.

Exova recently secured a contract to provide environmental and materials testing on the new Doha Metro, Qatar’s integrated railway project.

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Image: An artistic impression of New Orbital Highway & Truck Route in Qatar. Photo: courtesy of Exova.