Oman: New 16km stretch of Al Sharqiyah Expressway opens Wednesday

Merge 104.8  |  22 July 2020

Oman’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) has announced the opening of a new 16km stretch of the Al Sharqiyah Expressway today [Wednesday, July 22].

Cover photo credit: Ministry of Transport

In a statement issued online, the MoT said that 16 km of the second phase of the Expressway project is now open to motorists, with the new stretch bypassing the Wilayats of Al Kamil and Al Wafi, avoiding traffic congestion in residential and commercial districts of these areas.

The MoT also stated that the new section of highway will act as a faster conduit linking traffic between the governorates of North and South Al Sharqiyah.

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