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A section of the Waterfront Highway facing the Indian Ocean.

The New Mombasa Waterfront Highway, also referred to as Coastal Highway, is a highway that runs along the seawall that follows the coastline of the Mombasa Island and surrounds the metropolis of New Mombasa.^[1]

History[edit]

Likely on the first day of the Battle of Mombasa, the New Mombasa Transit Authority locked emergency doors 84-99 due to the attack by the Fleet of Sacred Consecration.^[1]

During the second day of the battle on October 21, 2552, three ODSTs (The Rookie, Edward Buck and Veronica Dare) fought their way along the highway to safely escape the city with a critical asset, a defected Huragok holding important data from Vergil, a subroutine of the city's Superintendent artificial intelligence. After pushing through heavy Covenant resistance on the highway and fending off waves of Covenant at the main entrance to the Uplift Nature Reserve, they were eventually extracted by a Covenant Phantom dropship stolen by the squad. The highway, along with the entire city, was destroyed when the Covenant glassed the area in order to uncover the Forerunner structure beneath it.^[1]

Route[edit]

The highway snakes around the southeastern tip of Mombasa Island, along the northern coast, before turning south briefly along the eastern coast and then turning again along the southern coast. At the eastern most point of the highway, it curves around ONI Alpha Site. However, connections to Alpha Site and the highway are known to exist. Several exits exist on either coast as well. One exit on the south coast is to the Uplift Nature Reserve.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

Concept art of the highway.
Concept art for gates on the highway.
Concept art for gates on the highway.
Concept art for the median structures on the highway.
Concept art for the median structures on the highway.
Concept art for the median structures on the highway.
Concept art for the median structures on the highway.
Concept art for the barrier structures on the highway.
A panoramic view of the waterfront highway on the head of the island moving past the skyline.
Abandoned vehicles on the Waterfront Highway.
One of the blast doors connecting different sections of the highway.
A section of Waterfront Highway.
Part of the highway near the Uplift Nature Reserve.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo 3: ODST (First appearance)

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Coastal Highway

[odst-1] Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Coastal Highway

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-{{Era|UNSC|HCW}}
+{{Status|Canon}}
-[[File:94283508-Full.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Coastal Highway, on the northern side of the island.]]
+[[File:H3ODST Waterfront highway section.jpg|thumb|250px|A section of the Waterfront Highway facing the Indian Ocean.]]
-The '''New Mombasa Waterfront Highway''', also referred to as '''Coastal Highway''', is a highway that runs along the seawall that follows the coastline of the [[Mombasa|Mombasa Island]] and surrounds the metropolis of [[New Mombasa]].<ref name="odst">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref>
+The '''New Mombasa Waterfront Highway''', also referred to as '''Coastal Highway''', is a highway that runs along the seawall that follows the coastline of the [[Mombasa|Mombasa Island]] and surrounds the metropolis of [[New Mombasa]].<ref name="odst">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level [[Coastal Highway]]</ref>
 ==History==
-During the second day of the [[Battle of Mombasa]] on [[2552#October|October 21, 2552]], three [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] ([[The Rookie]], [[Edward Buck]] and [[Veronica Dare]]) fought their way along the highway to safely escape the city with a critical asset, [[Unidentified Huragok|a defected Huragok]] holding important data from [[Vergil]], a subroutine of the city's [[Superintendent]] [[artificial intelligence]]. After pushing through heavy [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] resistance on the highway and fending off waves of Covenant at the main entrance to the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]], they were eventually extracted by a Covenant [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom dropship]] stolen by [[Dare's Shock Trooper Squad|the squad]]. The highway, along with the entire city, was destroyed when the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] the area in order to uncover the [[Forerunner]] [[The Portal|structure]] beneath it.<ref name="odst"/>
+Likely on the first day of the [[Battle of Mombasa]], the [[New Mombasa Transit Authority]] locked emergency doors 84-99 due to the attack by the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]].{{Ref/Reuse|odst}}
+During the second day of the battle on [[2552#October|October 21, 2552]], three [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] ([[The Rookie]], [[Edward Buck]] and [[Veronica Dare]]) fought their way along the highway to safely escape the city with a critical asset, [[Quick to Adjust|a defected Huragok]] holding important data from [[Vergil]], a subroutine of the city's [[Superintendent]] [[artificial intelligence]]. After pushing through heavy [[Covenant]] resistance on the highway and fending off waves of Covenant at the main entrance to the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]], they were eventually extracted by a Covenant [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom dropship]] stolen by [[Dare's Shock Trooper Squad|the squad]]. The highway, along with the entire city, was destroyed when the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] the area in order to uncover the [[Forerunner]] [[The Portal|structure]] beneath it.{{Ref/Reuse|odst}}
+==Route==
+The highway snakes around the southeastern tip of Mombasa Island, along the northern coast, before turning south briefly along the eastern coast and then turning again along the southern coast. At the eastern most point of the highway, it curves around [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]]. However, connections to Alpha Site and the highway are known to exist. Several exits exist on either coast as well. One exit on the south coast is to the Uplift Nature Reserve.{{Ref/Reuse|odst}}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:H3ODST HighwayDebris Concept.jpg|Concept art of the highway.
+File:H3ODST_CoastalHighway_Gate_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art for gates on the highway.
+File:H3ODST_CoastalHighway_Gate_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art for gates on the highway.
+File:H3ODST_CoastalHighway_Median_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art for the median structures on the highway.
+File:H3ODST_CoastalHighway_Median_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art for the median structures on the highway.
+File:H3ODST_CoastalHighway_Median_Concept_3.jpg|Concept art for the median structures on the highway.
+File:H3ODST_CoastalHighway_Median_Concept_4.jpg|Concept art for the median structures on the highway.
+File:H3ODST_CoastalHighway_Barrier_Concept.jpg|Concept art for the barrier structures on the highway.
+File:Mombasa skyline ODST spoilers by 2900d4ua.png|A panoramic view of the waterfront highway on the head of the island moving past the skyline.
+File:H3ODST CoastalHighway Loadscreen.png|Abandoned vehicles on the Waterfront Highway.
+File:Coastal highway 05.jpg|One of the [[blast door]]s connecting different sections of the highway.
+File:Waterfronthighway.jpg|A section of Waterfront Highway.
+File:H3ODST - Waterfront Highway Overhead.jpg|Part of the highway near the Uplift Nature Reserve.
+</gallery>
 ==List of appearances==
-*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
+*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{1st}}
 == Sources ==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
 {{MombasaLocales}}
 [[Category:Roads]]
+[[Category:Mombasa]]