Bahrain-Saudi causeway expansion plan in pipeline

14 December 2011: An ambitious plan to expand the King Fahad Causeway which connects Bahrain and Saudi Arabia is in the pipeline, including the creation of new man-made islands. Bahraini Customs officials and their Saudi counterparts held a key meeting to discuss issues including massive truck delays at the border crossing.

It follows months of tailbacks on the Bahrain side of the bridge, with truckers sometimes queueing up to four days to enter Saudi Arabia. It is understood that both man-made islands are yet to be reclaimed. The study was carried out by causeway authorities to meet the significant increase in commercial and passenger traffic by 2020.

Source: TradeArabia