Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) successfully ensured smooth traffic flow in front of Al Bayt Stadium during the opening of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025, after carrying out intensive field work to ensure the safe and smooth arrival of fans.

According to Qatar News Agency, these efforts were coordinated with the tournament's organizing committee and security committee to develop appropriate plans for closures and traffic diversions in accordance with the movement of fans entering and exiting the stadium.

In this context, operational team leader for Al Bayt Stadium at Ashghal Eng. Abdullah Ahmed Al Maraghi emphasized that all Ashghal's assets were in place, as the operational plan was implemented hours before the start of the opening match.

Al Maraghi added that Ashghal, represented by a specialized technical team from the Roads Operation and Maintenance Department, monitored traffic through the central control room, in direct coordination with the National Command Center and the special control room for the tournament, within the framework of joint cooperation to facilitate the movement of the crowds.

The work included implementing a number of traffic diversions, providing cones and plastic barriers, in addition to approximately 110 mobile electronic signs and TMA vehicles to guide road users to open lanes.

Seventy directional signs were installed around the stadium, pedestrian walkways were planned inside the parking areas to ensure the safe arrival of fans, and a special bus lane was prepared under Exit 51 to facilitate their movement to the parking areas.