Ministry of Transport opens Barka-Nakhal dual carriageway

Muscat: The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has opened the Barka-Nakhal dual carriageway.

The Ministry of Transport, on Tuesday, opened the 38 km-long Barka-Nakhal dual carriageway which starts from Barka industrial area roundabout and ends in Wadi Mastel roundabout.

The full main road opening comes after the completion of the last portion of the project, which starts from Al-Masalamat region and ends in the Al-Sadyiah region in Nakhal.

The dual carriageway includes seven interchanges, two Wadi (ravine) bridges, and five roundabouts. It also consists of an underpass for vehicles, six pedestrian tunnels, one pedestrian overpass, and 27 km-long services roads.

The road comes with two (3.75m wide) lanes on each side, (2.5m wide) external asphalt road shoulders and (1.2m wide) internal asphalt road shoulders. It also features traffic safety facilities, including iron fences along the media strip/roadsides, concrete protective barriers, and pavement floor painting.

The significance of this road lies in its role to facilitate the traffic flow between Wilayats such as Barka, Wadi Al-Maawel, Nakhal and Al Awabi. Also, its contribution to cement Oman’s road network system with additional smooth traffic asphalted lengths.