Oman’s National Engineering Office (NEO) and South Korea’s Dohwa Engineering and Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants Joint Venture has won a feasibility study contract for a planned causeway bridge project in Oman, which would link Masirah Island with the Omani mainland at Shanna on the country’s eastern coast.
The contract had received bids from various local and international firms, and Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communications selected the JV for the job.
Main reason behind execution of the causeway project is a directive from Oman’s Sultan citing the aftermath of Cyclone Phet which badly affected Masirah Island and part of Oman’s east coast in 2010, causing the mass evacuation of these areas.
As per the contract, the JV will be responsible to take up economic and social feasibility studies, initial planning and cost estimation studies linked to the project. Main objective of this study is to ascertain the suitability of the proposed crossing in serving as a safe evacuation zone during cyclones. Additionally, the JV will be preparing a Master Plan Study and Land Uses on Masirah Island to identify investment and developmental opportunities arising from the bridge project.
The project is to establish a dual-carriage bridge suited for highway traffic, and also pedestrians and cyclists.
The contract had received bids from various local and international firms, and Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communications selected the JV for the job.
Main reason behind execution of the causeway project is a directive from Oman’s Sultan citing the aftermath of Cyclone Phet which badly affected Masirah Island and part of Oman’s east coast in 2010, causing the mass evacuation of these areas.
As per the contract, the JV will be responsible to take up economic and social feasibility studies, initial planning and cost estimation studies linked to the project. Main objective of this study is to ascertain the suitability of the proposed crossing in serving as a safe evacuation zone during cyclones. Additionally, the JV will be preparing a Master Plan Study and Land Uses on Masirah Island to identify investment and developmental opportunities arising from the bridge project.
The project is to establish a dual-carriage bridge suited for highway traffic, and also pedestrians and cyclists.