E 66 road (United Arab Emirates)

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.^[1]

E 66
إ ٦٦
E 66 becomes Dubai – Al Ain Road south of Dubai
Route information
Length	127.7 km (79.3 mi)
Major junctions
Major intersections	E 44 (Ras Al Khor Road) E 311 (Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road) E 611 (Emirates Road) E 77
Location
Country	United Arab Emirates
Major cities	Dubai, Al Ain
Highway system
Transport in the United Arab Emirates Roads in Dubai

Description

It goes through the towns of Al-Faqa' (shared by the Emirates of Abu Dhabi^[2] and Dubai)^[3] and Al-Hayer,^[2] and connects to Al Madam in the Emirate of Sharjah via Al-Shwaib.^[1] Once in Al Ain, a city that shares a border with Oman, the road becomes Emirates Street and later, Bani Yas Road.

Exits (From Dubai)

Emirate	Location	km	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Dubai	Zaa'beel			1	E 11 north (Sheikh Rashid Road) – Sharjah
				3A	D 72 south (Al Asayel Street) – Al Qouz, Business Bay
				3B	D 68 north (Al Khail Street) – Deira E 44 south (Al Khail Road) – Jabal Ali, Abu Dhabi D 73 west (Zaa'beel Palace Street) – Al Satwa
				5	Dubai Design District
	Nadd Al Shiba			6	E 44 (Ras Al Khor Road) – Jabal Ali, Al Awir, Hatta D 77 south (Al Meydan Street) – Al Qouz, Jumeira
				10	Nadd Al Shiba 1,2
				12	Al Abjar Street, Wadi Al Safa 3
				14	E 311 (Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road) – Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
	Al Rowaiyah			16	D 54 (Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road) – Jabal Ali, Warsan, Al Khawaneej Dubai Silicon Oasis, Academic City
				18	E 611 (Emirates Road) – Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Al Rowaiyah, Dubai Outlet Mall
		1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Tolled

Exits (To Dubai)

Emirate	Location	km	mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Dubai	Madinat Hind			30	E 77 north (Lahbab Road) – Lahbab, Hatta
				29	E 77 west (Lahbab Road) – Jabal Ali
				26	Madinat Hind
	Al Rowaiyah			18	Al Rowaiyah 3
				17	E 611 (Emirates Road) – Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
				16	D 54 (Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road) – Jabal Ali, Warsan, Al Khawaneej Dubai Silicon Oasis, Academic City E 311 (Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road) – Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
	Nadd Al Shiba			12	D 62 (Nadd Al Hamar Road) – Ras Al Khor, Nadd Al Hamar, Al Rashidiya, Al Qusais Nadd Al Shiba 1-4
				12	D 77 south (Al Meydan Street) – Al Qouz, Jumeira D 77 north (Manama Street) – Ras Al Khor E 44 (Ras Al Khor Road) – Jabal Ali, Al Awir, Hatta
	Za'abeel			3A	D 68 south (Al Khail Street) – Deira
				3B	E 44 south (Al Khail Road) – Jabal Ali, Abu Dhabi D 73 west (Zaa'beel Palace Street) – Al Satwa
				3C	Al Nouras Street
				2	Latifa Hospital Street
				1A	D 75 west (Sheikh Rashid Street) – Bur Dubai, Al Karama D 86 south (Al Mustaqbal Street) – Za'abeel E 11 south (Sheikh Zayed Road) – Abu Dhabi
				1B	E 11 north (Sheikh Rashid Road) – Sharjah
	1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

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 the directives of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the road was renamed after Sheikh Tahnoun.^[1]

In 2022, authorities undertook a project worth $ 544.9 million^[4] or AED 2 billion^[5][6] 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,^[7] or 12 lanes in total,^[6] and 6 main interchanges were built. The interchanges stretch for 11.5 km (7.1 miles), and have ramps and bridges.^[4] This part of the highway was opened by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on Sunday the 29th of May.^[5][7]

See also

• List of roads in Dubai

References

1. "Dubai-Al Ain Road renamed". WAM. Al Ain: Gulf News. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
2. "Eastern Region Bus Services", Department of Transport, Government of Abu Dhabi, archived from the original on 2018-05-24, retrieved 2018-11-04
3. "Dubai: Crime and accidents down in Al Faqa". Gulf News. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
4. Tolentino, Julianne (2022-06-01). "Launch of $544.9mn Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project to "enhance human welfare"". Construction Week. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
5. "Sheikh Hamdan opens Dh2 billion Dubai-Al Ain motorway". The National. 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
6. Cassidy, Matt (2022-05-31). "Dubai to Al Ain: A new 12-lane motorway has been officially opened". Yalla Dubai. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
7. Masudi, Faisal (2022-05-29). "How newly opened Dubai-Al Ain Road will benefit you". Gulf News. Dubai, the U.A.E. Retrieved 2023-09-12.