Motorists feel the pinch of Al Amerat road closure

After years of easy drive to work, it’s virtually a déjà vu of yesteryears to be round Wadi Adai, the place motorists from Muscat, Muttrah, Al Wadi al Kabir and Ruwi line up with these coming from Al Amerat.

One of many considerations as a result of state of affairs has been a rise in accidents. This time round, the motorists are urging everybody to drive safely to save lots of time.

The expertise from the primary working week has made folks provide you with options to deal with the visitors congestion on Sultan Qaboos Street throughout peak hours.

The office-goers and faculty kids deal with it in the course of the early morning hours. Probably the greatest options could be for a lot of the commuters from Muscat, Muttrah, Ruwi and Wadi Kabir to make use of the Darsait flyover, which was one of many in style options. The congestion on the Qurum roundabout eases as many vehicles flip in the direction of the Categorical Freeway.

Al Amerat’s residents genuinely really feel the pinch, as Al Amerat is without doubt one of the fastest-growing cities. The visitors jam begins from there, mentioned one highway consumer.

“Earlier, the travelling time from Al Amerat to Qurum used to take round 15 to twenty minutes, and now it’s greater than an hour. I left my home at 8 am and reached my workplace at 9.15 am. I additionally seen that there’s a rise in accidents. Even the smallest of accidents trigger additional delays,” mentioned Huwaida al Balushi.

The visitors is bearable and largely easy in the course of the afternoon and night periods, mentioned highway customers. If there’s a block, it’s at Wadi Adai.

Ahmed al Riyami, who resides in Al Amerat, mentioned: “I depart house by 6.15 am and nonetheless not in a position to keep away from visitors. I do not wish to be late at work, and I’m positive that’s the case with others too. So there may be lot of nervousness round.”

So, the morning drive to work has turn into tedious for most individuals.

“For these coming from Ruwi and Wadi Kabir, it is likely to be greatest to go by Qurum Heights,” mentioned Abdulmalik Yousuf, who has additionally been pondering of different routes to get to work after dropping his kids at college. He feels the visitors block on this space can have a ripple impact on different areas. His buddy, nevertheless, feels it’s handy to make use of Sultan Qaboos Street as he lives in Ruwi.

Sultan al Balushi, who lives in Amerat, mentioned individuals are tense as they take longer time to achieve the workplace. “I’ve to begin at round 6.30 am to make sure that I attain the workplace at 7.30 am. I got here throughout two highway accidents on Wednesday and one on Tuesday. The visitors is tight and susceptible to mishaps on the highway from Wadi Adai to Wattayah. The interval between 6 am and seven am has faculty college students along with workplace goers. So naturally, the varsity buses are additionally a part of the push.”

On Sunday, visitors was bottle-necked from the start of Al Amerat until the top, together with the service roads, mentioned Sultan.

The Royal Oman Police has been doing their half in easing the visitors in Al Amerat.

The visitors woe goes on to show the significance of Al Amerat to Bausher Street. The mountain highway from Amerat to Bausher must be prepared inside 4 months. However for now, the options are time administration, practising endurance and taking different routes, corresponding to drivers from Muscat, Muttrah, Ruwi and Wadi Kabir choosing the Darsait flyover.