Muscat Expressway
{{Infobox road
| country = OMN
| name = Muscat Expressway
| length_km = 56
| cities = Qurum, Madinat Sultan Qaboos, Bawshar, Ghubra, Rusayl, Khoudh Maʽabilah
| system = Transport in Oman
| photo = Muscat Expressway.jpg
| established = 2011
}}{{Short description|Major 6-lane expressway in Muscat, Oman}}
Muscat Expressway ({{Langx|ar|طريق مسقط السريع}}) is a 56km 6-lane highway in Muscat, the capital of Oman.{{cite news |title=Muscat Expressway: New Expressway Alleviates Congestion and Accommodates Future Growth |url=https://www.parsons.com/projects/Pages/muscat-expressway.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917171917/https://www.parsons.com/projects/Pages/muscat-expressway.aspx |archive-date=17 September 2016 |accessdate=1 June 2017 |publisher=Parsons Corporation}} 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.{{cite news |date=22 May 2017 |title=Batinah Expressway opened |url=http://timesofoman.com/article/109592/TimesTV/Oman/Videos/Batinah-Expressway-opened |newspaper=Times of Oman}} The expressway was opened to the public on 7th of January 2011.{{Cite web |last=البيان |title=افتتاح الجزء الأخير من طريق مسقط السريع |url=https://www.albayan.ae/one-world/news-reports/2011-01-07-1.992250 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=www.albayan.ae |language=ar}}
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Category:2013 establishments in Oman