The new Sharjah Khor Fakkan Road provides those who want to go through it to reach Khorfakkan in 45 minutes, several ways. The one who comes from Dubai is going in a straight line on Emirates Street in the direction of Sharjah until it reaches the Sharjah Mosque site near the road leading to Khor Fakkan.
The new Khorfakkan Street extends from the Emirates Street to the intersection of the Sharjah Mosque, which overlooks the two most important streets in Sharjah: Emirates Street, Maliha Road, and Khorfakkan Road passes near Al -Barashi area, passing the city “With a total length of 64 km, then the road continues until the accession of Favkan with a length of 24.5 km.
The new Sharjah Khorfakkan Road begins parallel to the Al Dhaid Road and a boycott of the Al Dhaid -Madame Road at Washh, which is the second of its kind in the region, and this road passes through the desert, and then pebble areas, and finally through the highly bright mountainous terrain, and it does not only serve the Emirate of Sharjah, but rather It will act as a link between the regions of the Emirates east and west.
The road is divided into two main parts, so that the first part of the road is 42 km and extends from Emirates Street to “Kadra” and consists of a double path that includes 5 bridges, 4 crossings and many phrases to drain the crossed valleys water with the road axis and cross the city of Al Dhaid near the area ” The scarf “until the intersection of” Dafta Al -Hilqi “on the” Fujairah – Masafi “road
The second part of the road between the “Kadra” area and the city of Khorfakkan arrives with a length of 45 km and consists of a mountain road with double two tracks that include two bridges and 4 crossings, a bridge for the valley crossing and a number of ferries, and these multiple crossings will work as a vital means of linking urban communities on both sides of this road beside their basic work as a means To rotate on the road.
The second part of the road also includes pairs of 5 pairs of tunnels towards Sharjah – Khor Fakkan with a length The new Sharjah Khorfakkan Road of double roads of two lanes to walk with a width of 7.3 meters, a 1.1 -meter -wide infantry lanes, and Beni -tunnels that allow the transfer between the two tunnels in emergency situations, and is equipped with all electromechanical works that are in line with the latest international specifications.
It is worth noting that the “Sidra Tunnel” is the tallest mountain tunnel entirely roofed in the Middle East with a length Lighting the road and installing concrete barriers along the middle island and at the sides, with a bond between tunnels for use in emergency situations, and all tunnels are equipped with fire, ventilation, lighting and communications systems.
The project also includes the Rafisa Dam break, which has a total area Games with an area of ​​410 square meters, in addition to a number of service facilities, and a branch of the Sharjah Cooperative Society, and the area of ​​Lake Rafisa Dam is 82280 square meters in depth ranging between 13 and 20 meters. Rowing and large electric and family boats.
In order to achieve safety and security, a fence was installed on both sides of the road to avoid the appearance of beauty, in addition to installing metal barriers on the middle island to avoid the accumulation of sand in it, especially in the desert region, and the cosmetic agriculture works are carried out by the roads to reduce and stop the movement of sand to the road, as well as lighting The entire road, in order to achieve safety for the road visitors in the evening.
The idea of ​​establishing the road is due to His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and despite the presence of a number of highways existing towards the north to the south, but there are limited roads towards the east to the west, where the path of this road was determined by the owner His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, and this project was implemented under the supervision and follow -up of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, and the Planning and Survey Department and the Roads and Transport Authority in Sharjah contributed to the implementation of high directives in cooperation with 5 major companies and international consultants and in the partnership of many of the competent authorities of the Sharjah Government.
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