Highway 95 (), also known as the Abu Hadriyah Highway, is a major highway in the Eastern Province of

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. Beginning at the Batha' border crossing with the

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, the highway extends to the

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i border, passing near or through the cities of

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and

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, spanning 646 km (401 mi). The highway also provides access to the King Fahd Causeway which connects

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to Saudi Arabia. The highway consists of three traffic lanes and a

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, for a total of eight lanes, of which six carry traffic. All but one of the intersections of the highway are

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(the northernmost intersection with Route 611 is not grade-separated), and the two sides of the road are separated by a

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. The route traverses the eastern coastal plain of Saudi Arabia, and is thus mostly straight for most of its length, running concurrently with Highway 85 north of

. The concurrency with Highway 85 ends near the town of Abu Hadriyah. The highway runs parallel to the

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coast of Saudi Arabia. It was initially built by a joint venture of Entreprise Jean Lefebvre, a French company, and several Saudi partners, who appealed to hundreds of expatriate men to do the job. Most of these expatriates had the only right to live a single life in camps in the desert during their stays in Saudi Arabia. The highway serves as the main land route for the transport of goods between the eastern Arab countries.

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Roads in Saudi Arabia Transport in Dammam {{SaudiArabia-transport-stub

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