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Santhosh Chandran
DOHA
In an effort to guide road users and provide updated information about new roads and traffic movement, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) and Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Doha on Sunday.
Information relating to traffic bottlenecks, availability of parking spaces at important locations, speed limit, navigation, road map and cycling path will be made available to motorists through Wain mobile app.
As per the MoU, the Wain app updates information about roads continuously and allows easy access to different destinations. The app works better than other applications.
The app, which has been fully developed and produced in Qatar, includes the latest dynamic maps of Qatar's road networks, cycle and pedestrian ways and several other services in Arabic and English.
The MoU was signed by Ashghal President Saad bin Ahmad al Muhannadi and Executive Director of QMIC Adnan Abu Dayya in the presence of President of the Qatar Cycling Federation Mohammad Jaham al Kuwari and Rashed al Khanji, the Founding Member of Qatar Cyclists Centre Jamal.
The MoU comes as part of a strategic partnership between two national institutions that are committed to ensuring that road users can reach their destinations easily and quickly.
The move aims to boost the Qatari government's efforts to encourage Qatari producers and developers to make available information on new lanes formed by roads projects that are completed, in order to make traffic flow more comfortable and seamless.
As part of providing alternative transportation options inside and outside Doha, Ashghal will offer the details of cycle ways and pedestrian through Wain application.
QATAR will have 258 km of cycle and pedestrian paths on expressways and about 133 km of shared cycle and pedestrian paths in local areas by the end of 2017. The total length of pedestrian paths in Qatar will be 540 km by 2022, Ashghal said.
Wain application offers latest maps of road networks that help road users to reach their destinations easily and quickly. It also provides a comprehensive view of traffic conditions and congestion areas according to information collected through a comprehensive, multi-source data collection network.
In addition, the application provides navigation service using the digital addressing system 'Enwani' as an additional option to reach the desired destinations, as well as the feature of displaying the most important current and planned events, allowing users to easily discover events and navigate to their locations.
Wain application alerts drivers when they pass the legal speed limit near fixed-speed cameras, for their safety and the safety of other road users.
The application also sends notifications to users about the availability of car parking in many important locations. Through the application, users can also share information via social networking platforms.
