MUSCAT — The Municipal Council yesterday held its meeting under the chairmanship of Eng. Abdullah bin Abbas bin Ahmed, chairman of the Muscat Municipality and head of the Municipal Council.

The council reviewed the efforts made to alleviate traffic congestion and ensure a breakthrough in a number of areas like closing some sub-roads at certain hours and adding new lanes that lead to some roundabouts. The council also reviewed the progress of work at a number of vital roads and new crossroads like the Southern Express Highway, Middle Corridor, doubling of 18th November Road, in addition to the new roundabouts and making improvements to Stars Cinema and Sheraton crossroads.

The council also reviewed a number of projects that will be designed and implemented like the truck roads, which extends from the Sultan Qaboos Road to connect the Southern Expressway and Hamriya road project in Al Wadi Al Kabir and the soon-to-begin doubling of Ghala/Ansab road. These solutions come as part of a comprehensive plan to finding solutions for traffic congestion. The council also reviewed the field study on the reasons behind wastewater burst at a number of areas. The council reviewed a number of issues and recommendations referred from its committees and took appropriate decisions.