Work on developing the internal road network in Al Buraimi Governorate is progressing along several parallel tracks, including paving new roads, completing ongoing projects, and repairing locations affected by adverse weather conditions. This comes alongside the approval of additional road lengths across the governorate’s wilayats for the next phase.Regarding the progress of internal road paving projects, Anwar bin Zahir Al Gharibi, Official Spokesperson for Al Buraimi Governorate, said that work in the Wilayat of Al Buraimi has reached an advanced stage, with 79 kilometres completed out of the approved 100 kilometres. He noted that work under the first and second packages is nearing completion.He explained that the implementation of road projects builds on the achievements of the Tenth Five-Year Plan (2020–2025), during which 60 kilometres of internal roads were paved and 11 sites affected by adverse weather conditions were repaire . The Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), meanwhile, will see an expansion in both the scope and approved lengths of road projects.He added that the next phase will include the construction of additional internal roads, with 150 kilometres approved for the wilayats of Al Buraimi and Al Sunaynah, in addition to 40 kilometres for the Wilayat of Mahdah. This brings the total approved road length for the next phase to 190 kilometres, distributed across several locations in the governorate’s wilayats.Regarding the repair of sites affected by adverse weather conditions, the governorate’s spokesperson said that maintenance work has been completed at nine locations in the Wilayat of Al Buraimi. Protection and road-marking works are continuing at 15 locations across the wilayats of Al Buraimi and Mahdah, while work is currently underway at three additional locations in the Hamasa and Al Nuwai areas. The total length of affected roads exceeds 12 kilometres.He also noted that work has begun to remove and replace the road extending from Al Waha Roundabout, adjacent to Amina bint Al Imam Jabir School, to Yas Hospital in the Ard Al Jaw area. The works include removing the existing asphalt layers and repaving the road in accordance with approved safety standards.He affirmed that maintenance of roads affected by adverse weather conditions is continuing in parallel with the implementation of new paving projects, contributing to greater efficiency and enhanced readiness of the internal road network across the governorate’s wilayats.
