Batinah Expressway

Batinah Expressway
Batinah Expressway under construction in 2016
Route information
Length	256 km (159 mi)
Existed	2018–present
Location
Country	Oman

Highway system
Transport in Oman

Road in Oman

The Batinah Expressway is a 256 km 8-lane highway in Oman that connects the Muscat Expressway (a relief road in Muscat, the capital of Oman^[1]) at Halban with the United Arab Emirates border at Khatmat Malaha.^[2] It opened on 6 May 2018.^[3]

History

Batinah Expressway was opened to the public on 6 May 2018.^[4] One of the biggest road infrastructure projects in the Sultanate of Oman, it consists of 1,106 concrete channels, 25 bridges crossing wadis, 17 overhead bridges, 12 tunnels and other technical paraphernalia to overcome terrestrial obstacles. The Expressway has four lanes in each direction and was completed in a time span of six years, built at a cost of RO 800 million.

References

^ "Muscat Expressway: New Expressway Alleviates Congestion and Accommodates Future Growth". Parsons Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
^ "Batinah Expressway opened". Times of Oman. May 22, 2017. It is the largest road network project in the history of Sultanate of Oman
^ "Al Batinah Expressway opened to traffic". Times of Oman. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^ "Al Batinah Expressway opened to traffic". Times of Oman. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-02.

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