Oman awards NESPAK mega infrastructure projects

KARACHI: Oman has awarded  mega road and infrastructure projects to NESPAK, enabling a Pakistani engineering firm to generate handsome foreign exchange for the country by exporting its expert consultancy services.As per details,  Oman's ministry of transport and communication has awarded a consultancy services contract to NESPAK for the design of a Main Highway/Expressway connecting Thumrait Interchange with Mubaila Interchange on the Muscat Expressway.NESPAK,  as consultants, will design major components of the project comprising a dual carriageway main road (25km), dual carriageway link road (5km), service roads (10km), five interchanges, five bridges, six vehicular underpasses/overpasses and two pedestrian underpasses/overpasses.Conceived as all-weather roads, the arteries will be designed along with all necessary drainage structures, including the provision of culverts and wadi bridges. The client has stipulated an 8-month timeframe for the completion of the design job.