The Batinah Expressway is a 256 km 8-lane highway in
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
that connects the
Muscat Expressway
Muscat Expressway () is a major highway in Muscat, Oman, Muscat, the capital of Oman.
The expressway runs largely parallel to Route 1 (Oman), Route 1 but further away from the coast and acts as a relief road. It is 54km long. The Batinah Expresswa ...
(a
relief road
A bypass is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety. A bypass spec ...
in
Muscat, the capital of Oman
) at
Halban
Halban is a village in Al Batinah South Governorate, in northeastern Oman.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry.search Accessed 12 May 2011. Halban is the home of the German University of Technology in Oman
The Ger ...
with the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
border at
Khatmat Malaha. It opened on 6 May 2018.
History
Batinah Expressway was opened to the public on 6 May 2018.
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.
See also
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Muscat Expressway
Muscat Expressway () is a major highway in Muscat, Oman, Muscat, the capital of Oman.
The expressway runs largely parallel to Route 1 (Oman), Route 1 but further away from the coast and acts as a relief road. It is 54km long. The Batinah Expresswa ...
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Transport in Oman This article is about transport in Oman.
Highways
''total:''
62,240 km
''paved:''
29,685 km (including 1943 km of expressways)
''unpaved:''
30,545 km (2012)
Oman has two expressway grade highways, with the first 8 lane express ...
References
2017 establishments in Oman
Expressways in Oman
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