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Video: Sharjah Ruler takes drive down new Khor Fakkan highway

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Video: Sharjah Ruler takes drive down new Khor Fakkan highway

Road passing through the Hajar Mountains will reduce travel time to Khor Fakkan to 45 mins.

Published: Sun 14 Apr 2019, 12:00 AM

Updated: Tue 16 Apr 2019, 6:45 PM

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An 89km Sharjah-Khor Fakkan Road passing through the Hajar Mountains was  inaugurated today (April 13). Built at a cost of Dh5.5 billion, the road will reduce travel time between the two cities to 45 minutes.  

The first part of the road, with a total length of 65km, will be a dual carriageway, with two 7.4-metre lanes on each side, divided by a 10-metre wide central reservation. There are 14 intersections, seven underpasses and several slipways to allow for drainage of water.
The second, shorter section, running for 24km and with two lanes, passes through the mountains to Khor Fakkan. There are five tunnels in this section - 1.3km Al Rogh Tunnel, 900-metre Al Ghazeer Tunnel, 300-metre Al Saha 300 Tunnel, 1.3km Al Saqab Tunnel, and 2.7km Al Sadra Tunnel.
The project is one among the many undertaken under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.
 
 
 
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Among projects associated with the new highway are a resthouse and other facilities built at the site of the Al Rufaissa Dam. The resthouse area covers 10,684sqm and includes a mosque with a capacity of 120 men and 20 women, as well as eight external areas capable of accommodating 300 people, a parking lot for 45 cars, 1km walkway, three 410sqm play areas, services facilities and a branch of the Sharjah Cooperative Association.
The lake behind Al Rufaissa Dam has an area of 82,280sqm and a depth of 13 to 20 metres, as well as an anchorage for 50 boats.
Also inaugurated tomorrow will be the Four Lakes project, a group of four artificial lakes and surrounding facilities at the entrance to Khor Fakkan, and the Resistance Memorial, which commemorates the people of Khor Fakkan who fought against a Portuguese seaborne attack at the beginning of the 16th Century.
Related Info: 
Sharjah-Khor Fakkan Road project
89km - Total length of the road
Longer part of the highway
65km dual carriageway
2 lanes on each side with 7.4-metre width
10-metre wide central reservation.
14 intersections
7 underpasses
Shorter part of the highway
24km and with two lanes, passes through the mountains to Khor Fakkan.
Five tunnels in this section
1.3km Al Rogh Tunnel
900-metre Al Ghazeer Tunnel
300-metre Al Saha 300 Tunnel
1.3km Al Saqab Tunnel
2.7km Al Sadra Tunnel
Facilities on the highway
Resthouse area - 10,684sqm
Mosque capacity of 120 men and 20 women,
8 external areas capable of accommodating 300 people
Parking lot for 45 cars
1km walkway
3 play areas spanning 410sqm
Area of the lake behind Al Rufaissa Dam - 82,280sqm
50 boats can be anchored at the lake



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