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Road trips from Dubai to Oman will be easier from next month

Dubai - The road has four lanes in each direction with four-metre islands in between.

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Published: Thu 26 Apr 2018, 4:00 PM

The entire stretch of Al Batinah Expressway will be opened for motorists on May 7, making driving to Dubai from Oman a lot easier.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) in Oman has announced the opening of Al Batinah Expressway, which has been divided into six packages with a total length of 265km.
The expressway stretches from Halban to Khatmat Malaha in the Wilayat of Shinas, a Times of Oman report said.
The road has four lanes in each direction with four-metre islands in between.
The road is one of the strategic projects implemented by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

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.
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 41km.
The 45-km Package 6 starts from the Wilayat of Liwa and ends at Khatmat Malaha, the report added.


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