New site for street vendors in Wadi Kabir
Municipality has announced the new site for street vendors or food trucks at Wadi Al Kabir in the Wilayat of Muttrah.
Muscat Municipality said the site is fully prepared to cater to around 12 street vendors, with facilities such as electricity and water connections and designated parking spaces for customers’ vehicles.
Muscat Municipality has urged all those practicing street vendor activities to register via Riyada.
Priority will be given to existing operators and the owner must be Omani.
The development of the new site is part of the efforts undertaken by Muscat Municipality to regulate the work of those carrying out activities of street vendors and to meet the goals of achieving sustainable development.
Muscat Municipality on Saturday announced a new location, instead of Al Mouj Street on Seeb Beach, for licensed food truck owners.
The unlicensed food truck owners will get two months to correct their situation and get a permit.
The new location will be equipped with the necessary services, with cleaning workers permanently allocated to ensure a healthy environment, as well as waste containers and direct transportation of waste.
A health control inspector will also be provided to visit the site periodically to ensure that appropriate procedures are followed in dealing with food, meat, and others. The new location is situated near the Seeb market and the waterfront, with the availability of more than 180 parking spaces.
The objective of the project is to have mobile vendors in one integrated place, developing the area while maintaining a civilised sense of mobile vending activities.
It aims to protect residential sites from harmful grilling fumes, reduce traffic congestion in the area, improve the overall aesthetic value, and organise entrances and exits away from residential areas.
The grilling vans will provide chairs and tables, garbage containers, and lighting poles.