Contracts
Awarded for Muscat Expressway Expansion, Ibra Road Dualization

Muscat,
4 Mar 2026 (ONA) — The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information
Technology, in coordination with the Projects, Tenders, and Local Content
Authority, has awarded the contracts for the Muscat Expressway expansion
project, extending from the Qurum Natural Park intersection to the Halban
intersection, and the dualization project for the Ibra road (Al Yahmadi – Al
Qafisi).

Eng.
Khamis Mohammed Al Shamakhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport,
Communications and Information Technology for Transport, confirmed that
awarding the two projects represents a strategic step within the Ministry’s
plans aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the main road network, keeping pace
with rapid urban and population growth, strengthening connectivity between
governorates, and providing a safe transportation environment.

For
his part, Eng. Badr Salim Al Maamari, Chairman of the Projects, Tenders, and
Local Content Authority, pointed out that the two projects embody the level of
attention the government accords to developing the road sector as a fundamental
pillar of comprehensive development. He noted that the total value of the two
projects exceeded RO 186.3 million; the cost of the Muscat Expressway expansion
project amounted to more than RO 157.2 million, while the cost of the Ibra
dualization project reached RO 29.1 million.

The
Muscat Expressway expansion project includes the implementation of a package of
development works, most notably transforming the Qurum Natural Park roundabout
and the Saih Al Malih roundabout into signalized intersections. This is in
addition to developing and expanding the road from the Saih Al Malih roundabout
to the Halban intersection and linking it with the Al Batinah Expressway, along
with improving most entrances and exits of existing bridges by adding a lane to
become two lanes in each direction, and constructing a direct exit on the
Rusayl bridge for those coming from Muscat towards the Burj Al Sahwa
roundabout.

The
project also includes the construction of independent two-lane flyovers for
those coming from the Ruwi area towards the Muscat Expressway, and at the Al
Khoud 6th area signals for those heading from the Muscat Expressway
to the Book Roundabout, as well as for those coming from A’Dakhiliyah
Governorate heading toward Sohar without intersecting with those heading from the
Muscat Expressway toward A’Dakhiliyah Governorate. Furthermore, the project
includes improvements in several areas on the collector-distributor road
(CD-Road) from the Al Ghubrah area to Al Mabaila to facilitate traffic movement
when entering or exiting the bridges to the main road.

The
Muscat Expressway expansion project is expected to contribute to increasing
vehicle capacity while addressing traffic congestion during peak hours,
enhancing road safety levels, and reducing travel time. Meanwhile, the awarding
of the Ibra road dualization project from Al Yahmadi to Al Qafisi will enhance
the efficiency of the existing road, facilitating the smooth flow of traffic
and supporting the link between the areas of the wilayat and neighboring
wilayats.

—Ends/AG