E 66 ( Arabic : إ ٦٦ ) is a road in the United Arab Emirates . The road connects the city of Dubai to the interior city of Al Ain in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi . E 66 runs roughly perpendicular to E 11 (Sheikh Zayed Road) and E 311 (Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road Road). Beginning in the locality of Oud Metha , E 11 progresses southward towards the interior. The road is referred to as the " Dubai-Al Ain Road ", after its intersection with Emirates Road south of the city of Dubai, and " Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan Road ", after Sheikh Tahnoun , the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi.
3-866: It goes through the towns of Al-Faqa' (shared by the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai ) and Al-Hayer , and connects to Al Madam in the Emirate of Sharjah via Al-Shwaib . Once in Al Ain, a city that shares a border with Oman , the road becomes Emirates Street and later, Bani Yas Road . In 2010, authorities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi revamped the road in two phases. The first phase contained 3 lanes in each direction, and stretched 23 km (14 miles) from Al-Towayya to Al-Masaken. The second phase contained 4 lanes in each direction, and stretched 42 km (26 miles) from Al-Masaken to Al-Faqa'. In November 2018, under
6-764: The directives of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , the road was renamed after Sheikh Tahnoun. In 2022, authorities undertook a project worth $ 544.9 million or AED 2 billion to improve the traffic flow in Dubai. Spanning 17 km (11 miles) from the intersection with the road to Ras Al-Khor to the intersection with the Emirates Road , the highway was widened from 3 lanes on each side to 6 lanes on each side, or 12 lanes in total, and 6 main interchanges were built. The interchanges stretch for 11.5 km (7.1 miles), and have ramps and bridges. This part of
9-665: The highway was opened by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on Sunday the 29th of May. This United Arab Emirates location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about transport in the United Arab Emirates is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Al Faqa Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
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