The Batinah Expressway is a 256 km 8-lane highway in
Oman
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that connects the
Muscat Expressway (a
relief road
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in
Muscat
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, the capital of Oman
) at
Halban with the
United Arab Emirates
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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
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Transport in Oman
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References
2017 establishments in Oman
Expressways in Oman
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