Editing Transport in Oman (section)

==Road Infrastructure==
[[File:OM-Muscat 8.jpg|thumb|[[Sultan Qaboos Street]]]]
''total:''
62,240&nbsp;km
<br />''paved:''
29,685&nbsp;km (including 1943&nbsp;km of expressways)
<br />''unpaved:''
30,545&nbsp;km (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/oman/|website=The World Factbook|publisher=CIA|title=Middle East :: Oman — the World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency|date=19 October 2021}}</ref>

Oman is consistently ranked among the ten countries with the best road infrastructure, famously known for its resilient and efficient road design in a relatively mountainous and uneven terrain. It is the second Arab nation among the countries alongside its neighbour, the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="theglobaleconomy_com">{{cite web | url=https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/roads_quality/ | title=Roads quality by country, around the world }}</ref>

Oman has three expressway-grade highways. Al Batinah Coastal Road runs along the [[Batinah]] Coast of the [[Sea of Oman]]. It forks near Shinas, with one section leading inland to Wadi Hatta and another to Fujairah. The speed limit is generally 120&nbsp;km/h. In the Muscat area, this highway is known as [[Route 1 (Oman)|Sultan Qaboos Street]], and it is the trunk road running through the city. Outside the Muscat area, the interchanges take the form of roundabouts spaced approximately 7&nbsp;km apart. Each roundabout contains unique features to enliven the streetscape. The roundabouts are named for driver navigation.

The other highway is [[Muscat Expressway]], a 54-kilometre<ref>{{cite web |title=Muscat Expressway |url=http://www.parsons.com/projects/Pages/muscat-expressway.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506050330/https://www.parsons.com/projects/Pages/muscat-expressway.aspx |archive-date=2012-05-06 |website=[[Parsons Corporation]]}}</ref> highway running from Al Qurum area of Muscat to Halban area on the outskirts of Muscat. [[Al Batinah Expressway]] is a 256-kilometre, 8-lane highway that continues from the Muscat Expressway in Halban up to the Oman-[[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] border at [[Khatmat Malaha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofoman.com/News/43524/Article-Omans-8-lane-Batinah-Expressway-to-be-ready-by-2017|website=[[Times of Oman]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528184616/http://www.timesofoman.com/News/43524/Article-Omans-8-lane-Batinah-Expressway-to-be-ready-by-2017|title=Oman's 8-lane Batinah Expressway to be ready by 2017|archive-date=2015-05-28}}</ref>

Other roads in Muscat Governorate and some cities such as [[Sohar]], [[Salalah]] and [[Nizwa]] are dual-carriageways, with four or six lanes each with a speed limit ranging from 60 to 120&nbsp;km/h; while in the rest of Oman, the roads are mostly single-carriageways.

===Links to neighboring countries===
* [[Transportation in the United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates]]: Oman has several good road connections at Buraimi (Al Ain) via [[Route 3 (Oman)|Route 3]], Waddi Hatta (Wajaja), Khamat Mulahah (Fujairah) via [[Route 1 (Oman)|Route 1]] and via [[Route 2 (Oman)|Route 2]] in [[Musandam Governorate|Musandam]], [[Bukha]].
* [[Transportation in Yemen|Yemen]]: Route 47: Raysut to Sarfait in Oman - Yemen border. The road then goes to Hawf, Al Faydami, [[Al Ghaydah]]. Another road is from Thumrait to Al Mazyonah in Oman - Yemen border. The road then goes to Shisan, Al Kurah, [[Al Ghaydah]].
* [[Transportation in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]: [[Rub' al Khali|Rub-el-Khali]] Highway: A 161km road that starts from [[Ibri]] and ends at the border checkpoint between Oman and Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Oman, Saudi Arabia Open 725-km Rub-el-Khali Highway |url=https://omannews.gov.om/topics/en/79/show/106554 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122122219/https://omannews.gov.om/topics/en/79/show/106554 |archive-date=2024-11-22 |access-date=2024-11-22 |work=Oman News Agency}}</ref>