The entire stretch of Al Batinah Expressway will be opened for motorists on May 7, making driving to Dubai a lot easier.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has announced the opening of Al Batinah Expressway, which has been divided into six packages with a total length of 265 km.
The expressway stretches from Halban to Khatmat Malaha in the Wilayat of Shinas, a Times of Oman report said.
The road has four lanes on each direction with four-metre islands in between.
The road is one of the strategic projects implemented by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
ترقبوا.. فتح الحركة المرورية لكامل أجزاء #طريق_الباطنة_السريع يوم الإثنين الموافق ٧ مايو ٢٠١٨م pic.twitter.com/Yfm4yAaFhw
— النقل والاتصالات (@motc_om) April 17, 2018
Package 1 starts from Al Filaij roundabout in the Wilayat of Barka and ends in the Wilayat of Al Rustaq, while package 2 spans the distance between the Rustaq to Suwaiq with a total length of 42 km.
معالي د. @ahmedalfutaisi يتفقد ميدانياً المراحل الأخيرة لفتح الحركة المرورية في كامل أجزاء مشروع #طريق_الباطنة_السريع بحضور سعادة م. @alnaimisalim وعدد من المختصين بالوزارة. pic.twitter.com/B6txDb4rpI
— النقل والاتصالات (@motc_om) April 17, 2018
The 46-km long Package 3 stretches from Suwaiq to Saham, while the fourth package starts and stretches to the Wilayat of Sohar with a total length of 50 km.
Package 5 starts at the Wilayat of Sohar and ends in the Wilayat of Liwa with a total length of 41 km.
The 45-km Package 6 starts from the Wilayat of Liwa and ends at Khatmat Malaha, the report added.
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