MTCIT makes headway on road dualization project: Oman’s Transport Ministry (MTCIT) has inked an agreement with the Oman Construction Company for the dualization of the Raysut-Mughsayl Road with an OMR 35 mn (c. USD 90.9 mn) investment, according to a statement. No timeline for the project has been disclosed.

We’ve been expecting this: Oman first announced the dualization project as part of sevenOMR 119 new road developments last year.

The project breakdown:

  • A 33km long dual carriageway with two lanes in each direction
  • Six bridges and two roundabouts connecting the Raysut area and Mughsayl
  • A 5.5 km linkage road connecting 19th November Road to the dual carriageway

A multidimensional logistics crossroad: The project — which will pass through the port of Salalah and its freezone — should boost the port’s operations and logistics services and strengthen trade and economic activity in the Raysut area, the statement said. The road will also link Salalah city center with the western part of Dhofar Governorate and connect to the Sarfayt border crossing with the Republic of Yemen.

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