Plans are also in place to expand the existing roads around the souq to make sure the traffic flow is smooth when visitors pour into the hotspot.
The multi-storey underground parking facility planned at stone’s throw from Souq Waqif would be able to accommodate as many as 2,000 cars at a time.
The facility is to be built beneath the expansive ground overlooking the picturesque necklace along the Gulf waters on the Corniche.
This is where the headquarters of Capital Police once stood. There already is one underground parking facility across Souq Waqif near Emiri Diwan, which can accommodate 750 cars at a time.
There is a subway that links the facility to the souq.
The new underground parking facility will have several subways leading to the souq. A large green area will be developed above this facility, at the ground level with the souq.
This would be a public park and plans are afoot to have a big open-air theatre amidst lush greenery.
