Video: Sharjah-Khorfakan Road opens, to reduce travel time to 45min

Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah was also present for the inaugural.

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Video: Sharjah-Khorfakan Road opens, to reduce travel time to 45min

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah today inaugurated five tunnels along the Sharjah-Khor Fakkan road and Al Rafisah Dam rest stop or recreational centre.

The road, which includes the 2.7km Al Sidra tunnel that is also the longest covered tunnel in the Middle East, will run for 89 kilometres at its completion.

Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah was also present for the inaugural.

Al Sidra is the last of five tunnels which have been completed along the Sharjah-Khor Fakkan road that begins from Emirates Road and ends in Khor Fakkan.

Travelers from Dubai would need nearly two hours to reach Khor Fakkan. More

By Web report  khaleejtimes.com