Muscat Daily

Ministry gets 122 bids for fuel stations on Batinah Expressway, Adam-Thumrait road

- Our Correspond­ent Muscat

The Ministry of Housing has announced that it received 122 bid requests for integrated fuel stations across Batinah Expressway and Adam-Thumrait road.

Most of these are for setting up fuel stations in Suwaiq area, while Al Ghaftain in Haima has received the least number of requests.

Apart from fuel stations, the facilities will include a mosque, car service centre, rest rooms, a shopping centre, restaurant, parks and parking lots that will stimulate economic activity through tourism.

The ministry had announced auctions on December 4. The sites identified for auctions in- clude four on the Batinah Expressway (two locations in the wilayat of Suwaiq, one in Saham and one in Liwa), and three on the Adam-Thumrait road (two in Haima and one in Muqshin).

Similar projects have been planned on Sharqiyah Expressway and Sur-Quriyat highway.

 ??  ?? An artist’s impression of a fuel station
An artist’s impression of a fuel station

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