Ashghal Has made use of Highly Reflective Film material in Directional Signage to avoid the use of any luminaires, need for cabling, feeder pillars, to save electricity, and reduce maintenance requirements over the life cycle of all projects. Also sign materials are recycled to reduce the need to import materials.
Some notable Highway Projects Department Projects in which Highly Reflective Film materials for directional signage were used, are:
- Al Rayyan Road
- All Khor Expressway
Use of Highly Reflective Film materials to reduce the need for additional lighting.
It should be noted that the need for more than 8,000 lights were eliminated, reducing electricity consumption by approx. 5500 Mega Watt hours yearly, and reducing the overall carbon footprint.
In the Amir Cup of 2021: about 240 signs were recycled, while 500 signs were recycled for the Arab Cup, and about 700 signs were re-used for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, and an additional of 1500 after the FIFA event. This helped reduce yearly emissions by around 3500 – 4000 metric tons of CO2.
