Friday 29 March 2024
 
»
 
»
Story

New Saudi-Oman highway work on track

RIYADH, April 5, 2017

The Omani part of the 726-km-long road linking Saudi Arabia directly with the sultanate is now ready to open, said a report, citing a top government official.

The giant road project, once completed, will help reduce the travel distance between the two countries by over 800 km and replace the existing route, which passes through the UAE and stretches around 2,000 km in length, reported Al Eqtisadiah Arabic newspaper.

The road runs through the Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter desert). The highway on the Oman side is about 160-km long, starting from Tanam in Ibri and ending at the Saudi border, according to Arab News.

From Saudi Arabia, it stretches 247 km from the Omani border to the Shaybah Oil Field and 319 km from Shaybah to the Batha-Haradh road, which leads to Riyadh.

The new road will cover 160 km in Oman, with the remaining 566 km being in Saudi Arabia, it added.




Tags: Saudi Arabia | Oman | Road | highway |

More Construction & Real Estate Stories

calendarCalendar of Events

Ads