Batinah Expressway Explained

Country:	OMN
Batinah Expressway
Photo Notes:	Batinah Expressway under construction in 2016
Length Km:	256
Established:	2018

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.

See also

• Muscat Expressway
• Transport in Oman

Notes and References

1. News: Muscat Expressway: New Expressway Alleviates Congestion and Accommodates Future Growth . . 1 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160917171917/https://www.parsons.com/projects/Pages/muscat-expressway.aspx . 2016-09-17 . dead .
2. News: It is the largest road network project in the history of Sultanate of Oman. Batinah Expressway opened. Times of Oman. May 22, 2017.
3. Web site: 7 May 2018 . Al Batinah Expressway opened to traffic . 2023-04-02 . Times of Oman . en.
4. Web site: 7 May 2018 . Al Batinah Expressway opened to traffic . 2023-04-02 . Times of Oman . en.