Prime projects targeted in Omans’s 2025 budget

The first phase of Sultan Haitham City will be completed this year and 1,200 new housing units will be provided for eligible residents

Within its 2025 budget, Oman has announced the allocation of funds for a number of prime tourism and infrastructure projects, including the Oman Cultural Complex, Oman Botanic Garden and Phase I of Sultan Haitham City.
These projects will be completed later this year, along with major road projects such as the Khasab-Daba-Lima Road and the Al Sharqiyah Expressway.
The first phase of Sultan Haitham City will be completed later this year, and 1,200 new housing units will be provided for eligible residents. Also, work on further residences will be completed in areas adversely affected by recent climate conditions said a statement.
Senior Omani officials said that the Botanic Garden project will be completed this year, alongside the development of the Hwayat Najm (Bimmah Sinkhole) and the waterfront in the Wilayat of Al Ashkharah.
The Oman Cultural Complex building will also be fully delivered and ready for opening. Meanwhile, work on another key infrastructure link, the expansion of the Muscat Expressway, will begin by Q2 2025.
In addition, funds have been set aside in the budget for major road projects, such as the Adam-Thumrait Road, and the Ansab-Jafnain ‘dualisation’ project – both due to be completed this year.