For the last few days, a signboard kind of structure seen on the February 22 Road has become a hot topic of discussion on Qatar social media.
It all started when someone posted a picture on Twitter of a billboard with QGate written on it. This sparked a flurry of tweets speculating the purpose of the gantry. Many wondered if this is the future gate for collecting road toll, a charge levied for using the road, like in many crowded cities around the world.
The gates are located in both directions on the February 22 Road near the Midmac bridge.
Al Watan newspaper published a statement by Ashghal saying these structures are not theirs and they are not responsible for setting up these gantries.
A well-known Twitter account in the country@MarsalQatar tweeted that the newly installed QGates is a project by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, which will be operational within four to six years, after the completion of state infrastructure projects.
Another popular Twitter account @NadeebQa said in a tweet that the plan is to charge a toll on the road after the completion of parallel roads.
These tweets received several reactions on social media – while many supported the project saying it will ease the traffic, there were some who opposed the move of charging a toll.
"Why did they install it now, if it would be done four years later?" @mrnaimi says in Twitter reply.
Rashid Al Kuwari (@rashid_alkuwari) supported the step and said: "A beautiful step will help ease congestion in some areas."
Abdullah Al Mullah was not convinced about the gate and tweeted: “There are better solutions to traffic congestion, and there are no alternative routes to February 22, even if they are parallel to it.”
Some users found humour in the gate and posted some interesting memes.
@ebgyassamen said, “Even the streets will have fees, does anyone know where to buy this device?”
Many countries around the world use road toll to ease traffic and recoup the cost of the projects. In London, the toll, which is called the Congestion Charge, used to reduce traffic in the main districts. In most cases, the fees is deducted automatically from a prepaid card when the vehicle passed under the bridge.
No official announcement has been made by the ministry regarding the two gantries.
(Source: https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com)
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