The Batinah Expressway is a 256 km 8-lane highway in Oman that connects the Muscat Expressway at Halban with the United Arab Emirates border at Khatmat Malaha. Batinah Expressway was opened to the public, which is one of the biggest road infrastructure projects in Sultanate of Oman consists of 1,106 concrete channels, 25 bridges crossing wadis, 17 overhead bridges, 12 tunnels and other technical preparedness to overcome terrestrial obstacles. The Expressway has four lanes in each direction was completed in a time span of six years, built at a cost of RO 800 million. This investments and resources opened up new horizons for people, economy and the society. While designing this mega project, all security and safety aspects related standards and specifications were taken into account to keep pace with developments in this area. It has also made traffic between the Sultanate of Oman and the UnitedArab Emirates easier. The Sultanate has always given much importance to road infrastructure. It has developed networks of roads linking vast governorates from north to south, east to west which can keep pace with the economic and social growth in the country and boost the development process in all areas. The completion of road infrastructure will help in diversification of economy, thus boosting sectors like tourism, mining, industry and other commercial activities.. This vital road link — Al Batinah Expressway — will help the growing economic movement in the governorate, especially due to Port of Sohar and import and export activities in the area where we see massive industrialization in the close proximity of the port and the free zone. In the next stage of the advancement of the national economy, we will see coming up of Science and TechnologyCity, University of Oman and the Logistics City. There will also be a medical city as part of the major economic projects which would transform the life in the country and open up new horizons of development to keep pace with future advancements.
