Work on the road link between Saudi Arabia is 89% complete.
Saudi newspaper Arab News reported that the kingdom’s transport minister, Jabara Al Seraisry, said that work on the road was on track to meet its 2012 deadline and that 592km of the road had been finished.
Work on the 750 km road began in 2007 and involves diverting the Khorais-Bathaa road, through Shayba and Umm Zamoul. It is hoped that the road and border crossings at Rub Al Khali Entry Point on the Saudi side and Ramlat Khaliya on the Omani side will boost tourism and economic ties between both the countries.
“All measures have been taken in both countries to establish the border point facilities, pave the roads and build other installations,” said an official statement published in Arab News.
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