1.4 Purpose of the Scheme 1.4.1 The purpose of the scheme is to provide safe from the junction with Fahud Street to the junction with Al Fahal Street with enough capacity for the designed traffic. The route also connects residential areas as well as the Golf Course. The street is the arterial street in the proposed Ras Al Hamra development project. 1.4.2 The scheme also needs to provide safe route for pedestrians and cyclists. RAISED AT THE STAGE 2 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT 2.1 GENERAL 2.1.1 PROBLEM Location: General. Summary: Speed limit is not clearly identified. The speed limit on this section should be with the overall Ras Al Hamra speed limit of 50km/h. But on the presented drawings there is only one speed limit sign presented posted on the street, approximately 100m from the proposed roundabout with Fahud Street, to the right of the road and according to the rules and regulations of Oman as well as the international standards it is valid only until the next junction which is 90m further down the road (The junction with Kauther Street). Other sections are not defined and therefore it is not clear what the actual speed limit on the street is.
1.4 Purpose of the Scheme 1.4.1 The purpose of the scheme is to provide safe from the junction with Fahud Street to the junction with Al Fahal Street with enough capacity for the designed traffic. The route also connects residential areas as well as the Golf Course. The street is the arterial street in the proposed Ras Al Hamra development project. 1.4.2 The scheme also needs to provide safe route for pedestrians and cyclists. RAISED AT THE STAGE 2 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT 2.1 GENERAL 2.1.1 PROBLEM Location: General. Summary: Speed limit is not clearly identified. The speed limit on this section should be with the overall Ras Al Hamra speed limit of 50km/h. But on the presented drawings there is only one speed limit sign presented posted on the street, approximately 100m from the proposed roundabout with Fahud Street, to the right of the road and according to the rules and regulations of Oman as well as the international standards it is valid only until the next junction which is 90m further down the road (The junction with Kauther Street). Other sections are not defined and therefore it is not clear what the actual speed limit on the street is.
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