Arterial roads in Oman
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Arterial roads in Oman are important roads which connect cities and national roads together. They form the second highest category in the Omani route numbering system and are designated with route numbers beginning with "A", from A1 to A13
Length2,883 km (1,791 mi)
FormedDecember 18, 2019
Arterial RoadsAxx
| Arterial Roads in Oman | |
|---|---|
 Marker for the A13 | |
| System information | |
| Length | 2,883 km (1,791 mi) |
| Formed | December 18, 2019 |
| Highway names | |
| Arterial Roads | Axx |
| System links | |
The arterial road system was established on December 18, 2019, by the Ministry of Transport (now the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology), through the Road Numbering and Classification Guide.[1] The guide outlined thirteen arterial roads detailing their official classification, names, start and end point and distances.[2][3]
Definition
According to the 2017 Road Design Guide, arterial roads are required to meet the following standards:[4][5]
- Serve medium-distance travel
- Connect major areas together
- Link major areas to national roads.
- Connect national roads together.
- Form a self-contained interconnected network between arterial roads and national roads
- Provides access to rural areas.
List of arterial roads
| Road number | Official road name | Start point | End point | Governorates | km | mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Sultan Taymur Bin Faysal Road | Halban ( N1 - Exit 53) |
Khatmat Milaha ( N5 - Exit 308) |
Muscat, Al Batinah South, Al Batinah North | 246 | 152.9 |
| A2 | Muscat - Qurayyat - Sur Road | Wadi Adai Junction | Bilad Sur Roundabout | Muscat , Ash Sharqiyah North, Ash Sharqiyah South | 189 | 117.4 |
| A3 | al Buraimi - Mahda - al Rauda Road | al Buraimi Hospital Roundabout | al Rauda ( N6 - R/A 31) |
Al Buraimi | 80 | 49.7 |
| A4 | al Buraimi - Hafit Road | al Buraimi Hospital Roundabout | Hafit ( N2 - R/A 380) |
Al Buraimi | 66 | 41 |
| A5 | Sohar - Yanqul - Ibri Road | Sohar Interchange ( N5 - Exit 225) |
al Dariz (A6 - R/A 139) | Al Batinah North, Al Dhahirah | 141 | 87.6 |
| A6 | Musannah - Rustaq - Muskin - Ibri Road | al Miladda ( N5 - R/A 113) |
Ibri - ( N2 - Junction 123) |
Al Batinah South, Al Dhahirah | 163 | 101.3 |
| A7 | Barka - Rustaq Road | Barka Interchange (A1 - Exit 79) | Rustaq ( A6 - Junction 40) | Al Batinah South, Al Dhahirah | 86 | 53.4 |
| A8 | Izki - Sinaw - Duqm Road | Izki Interchange ( N2 - Exit 110) |
Duqm R/A | Al Dhahirah, Al Wusta | 444 | 275.9 |
| A9 | Tanum - Qarat al Milih Road | Tanum ( N9 - R/A 6) |
 N3 - Exit 143 |
Al Dhahirah, Al Wusta | 206 | 128 |
| A10 | Haima - Duqm Road | Haima ( N3 - Junction 373) |
Duqm R/A | Al Wusta | 162 | 100.7 |
| A11 | Duqm - Hasik - Salalah Road | Duqm Airport Roundabout | Salalah (al Dahariez) | Al Wusta, Dhofar | 637 | 395.8 |
| A12 | Haima - Marmul -Thumrait Road | Haima ( N3 - Junction 393) |
Thumrait ( N3 - R/A 790) |
Dhofar | 414 | 257.2 |
| A13 | Khasab - Tibat Road | Khasab | Tibat (Oman-UAE border crossing) | Musandam | 49 | 30.4 |
