Second phase of major Oman road project to open soon

Muscat: The second phase of the Ibri-Yanqul dual carriageway project will be opened on April 9, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said.

The road will be opened under the auspices of HE/Eng.Saleem Bin Mohammed Al-Nuaimi –Undersecretary of Ministry of Transport and Communications for Transport.

The second phase of the Ibri-Yanqul dual carriageway cost a total of OMR42,154,831 for a total length of 34 kilometres.

Officials from the Roads Department at the ministry stated that the total cost of the first phase touched about OMR6 million. The project includes 125 lighting poles, as well flood water drainage from the Qarn Kabsh roundabout to the roundabout linking the Al-Areedh region.

They also stated that the road has been built keeping in mind the future growth of traffic in the governorate. The project will link a number of areas and villages in the governorate of Dahirah.

The project includes two asphalt lanes on each side with a width of 3.75 metres, with a 2.5 metre wide asphalt external shoulder and a 1.5 metre internal shoulder.