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.
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.