Construction of the 40km-long Qatar-Bahrain causeway is expected to start early next year, according to Ahmed Hassan Al Hammadi, chairman of the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation (QBC Foundation).
“Geological and marine surveys have already started, and the implementation stage will begin in January 2009”, Arabic dailies have quoted Al Hammadi as saying.
The bridge will be one of the most important infrastructure projects in the region and is a “quantum leap in strengthening economic development and social ties” between the two countries in particular, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in general, the dailies reported.
Billed as world’s longest bridge, the Qatar-Bahrain causeway will feature a series of artificial dykes for shallow sections and spans for deep sections for a total of 18km of dykes and 22km of viaducts and bridges. The project includes two cable-stayed spans to permit maritime navigation.
The causeway will consist of 22 bridges over the sea and 18 over reclaimed land. It will have a twin carriageway on each side besides pavements for pedestrians for the entire length.
Freight and passenger rail lines, providing a connection for high-speed freight and passenger traffic between the two countries, also form a part of the project. It is envisioned the railway will eventually be extended in each direction, connecting Istanbul in Turkey to Muscat in Oman, and beyond.
The causeway will reduce travel time between the two countries by road from four and half hours to 30 minutes.
The construction works on Qatar- Bahrain causeway, stretching 40kms (25miles) in length is expected in May next year, costing two billion dollars.
An MOU to the effect has already been entered into between the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation (QBCF) and a consortium led by Qatari Diar (state owned) and Vinci, the French Construction firm.
The QBCF Chairman, Ahmad Hassan Al-Hammadi said that works are expected to commence seven months from now, after the signing of the preliminary agreement, and that the new link is scheduled for completion by 2011.
The Causeway will provide both rail and road connections between Bahrain island, and Qatari peninsula. The new link, dubbed as “the Friendship Causeway” was partly conceived as a symbol of improved relations between the two Gulf States, which clashed over decades-old territorial dispute during the year 1986.
The agreement for building the bridge was entered into after the Hawar Islands dispute was resolved by the International Court of Justice in March 2001.
Both the countries are strong allies of the United States. While Qatar is home to two US bases, Bahrain is home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
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Check the link....maybe the article can give you an upodated idea of the scope of the project
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/542962-qatar-bahrain-causeway-unlikely-to-start-in-january
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Construction of the 40km-long Qatar-Bahrain causeway is expected to start early next year, according to Ahmed Hassan Al Hammadi, chairman of the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation (QBC Foundation).
“Geological and marine surveys have already started, and the implementation stage will begin in January 2009”, Arabic dailies have quoted Al Hammadi as saying.
The bridge will be one of the most important infrastructure projects in the region and is a “quantum leap in strengthening economic development and social ties” between the two countries in particular, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in general, the dailies reported.
Billed as world’s longest bridge, the Qatar-Bahrain causeway will feature a series of artificial dykes for shallow sections and spans for deep sections for a total of 18km of dykes and 22km of viaducts and bridges. The project includes two cable-stayed spans to permit maritime navigation.
The causeway will consist of 22 bridges over the sea and 18 over reclaimed land. It will have a twin carriageway on each side besides pavements for pedestrians for the entire length.
Freight and passenger rail lines, providing a connection for high-speed freight and passenger traffic between the two countries, also form a part of the project. It is envisioned the railway will eventually be extended in each direction, connecting Istanbul in Turkey to Muscat in Oman, and beyond.
The causeway will reduce travel time between the two countries by road from four and half hours to 30 minutes.
The construction works on Qatar- Bahrain causeway, stretching 40kms (25miles) in length is expected in May next year, costing two billion dollars.
An MOU to the effect has already been entered into between the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation (QBCF) and a consortium led by Qatari Diar (state owned) and Vinci, the French Construction firm.
The QBCF Chairman, Ahmad Hassan Al-Hammadi said that works are expected to commence seven months from now, after the signing of the preliminary agreement, and that the new link is scheduled for completion by 2011.
The Causeway will provide both rail and road connections between Bahrain island, and Qatari peninsula. The new link, dubbed as “the Friendship Causeway” was partly conceived as a symbol of improved relations between the two Gulf States, which clashed over decades-old territorial dispute during the year 1986.
The agreement for building the bridge was entered into after the Hawar Islands dispute was resolved by the International Court of Justice in March 2001.
Both the countries are strong allies of the United States. While Qatar is home to two US bases, Bahrain is home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
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