Oman’s Transport & Communications Ministry (MOTC) has opened the prequalification applications for the contract to design, build and maintain a road linking the towns of Dibba and Khassab in the Musandam governorate.
Companies that responded to MOTC’s prequalification request include:
- Abad Rahan Pars (Iran)
- China Harbour Engineering Company (China)
- Combined Group Contracting (Kuwait)
- Galfar Engineering and Contracting (local)
- Kolin (Turkey)
- Larsen & Toubro (India)
- Larsen & Toubro (Oman branch)
- Mohammed Abdulmohsin al-Kharafi & Sons (Kuwait)
- Salini Impregilo (Italy)
- STFA (Turkey)
- Strabag Oman (Austria/local)
The planned 65 kilometre road will commence near Al-Khalidiya and extend eastwards, passing the town of Lima before ending near the town of Dibba.
The road project will have 9 major junctions, 10 tunnels and 19 bridges.
Musandam is located on a peninsula in the Strait of Hormuz, and is geographically isolated from the rest of the sultanate by the UAE.
There are also plans to build a new regional airport and two runways in the governorate.
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