CLIENT
Muscat Municipality
LOCATION
Muttrah, Muscat – Sultanate of Oman
The project of Muttrah Infrastructure Integration and Redevelopment (MIIR) developed by Sering International concerns the development of a long-term (2050) that guarantees and oversees sustainable urban development reversing the current situation of degradation reaffirming the centrality of Muttrah in Muscat. The Project Area is about 470 hectares
The specific objectives are:
- Liveability – Creating a healthy living environment for the residents of Muttrah through the enhancement of public services.
- Preservation of the architectural heritage and the social identity
- Diversity and Conservation of culture and the historically cosmopolitan nature of Muttrah.
- Innovation with the introduction of new trends in eco-friendly lifestyle (by reducing car use, differentiating waste collection, etc.).
Improving the ‘liveability’ foresees the replacement / improvement of all public services, and in particular improvement of the water supply & sewerage systems, the wastewater treatment, the power supply, the telecommunication system with the introduction of optic fiber, the road lighting system and the fire-fighting and irrigation systems.
In this field specific design activities regarded:
- Drainage and Flood Protection. Hydrologic and Hydraulic studies have been carried out in order to evaluate the technical solutions to reduce the flow in the urban area.
- The Water Supply Network with the following main purposes: Substitution of the existing pipes; Ensure adequate water supply; Standardize all connections to the system; Provide washout chambers, Provide a fire hydrant system in the project area
- The New Sewerage Network System to accommodate the flows collected from the contributing catchments, evaluated on the basis of the future urban development of Matrah
- The new irrigation network
Services provided by Sering International
- Data Collection
- Concept Planning and Design
- Preliminary Design
- Final Design