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Muscat Expressway

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Muscat Expressway
Muscat Expressway.jpg
Route information
Length56 km (35 mi)
Existed2011–present
Location
CountryOman
Major citiesQurum, Madinat Sultan Qaboos, Bawshar, Ghubra, Rusayl, Khoudh Maʽabilah
Highway system
Transport in Oman

Muscat Expressway (Arabic: طريق مسقط السريع) is a 56km 6-lane highway in Muscat, the capital of Oman.[1] The expressway runs largely parallel to Route 1 but further away from the coast and acts as a relief road. it connects with the Batinah Expressway which is a 256km 8-lane highway that continues from the Muscat Expressway at Halban to the United Arab Emirates border at Khatmat Malaha.[2] The expressway was opened to the public on 7th of January 2011.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Muscat Expressway: New Expressway Alleviates Congestion and Accommodates Future Growth". Parsons Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Batinah Expressway opened". Times of Oman. 22 May 2017.
  3. ^ البيان. "افتتاح الجزء الأخير من طريق مسقط السريع". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-08.